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THE AMERICAN AERIAL COUNTY HISTORY SERIES, No. 14

Z/nU is Menard County, Illinois

An Up-To-Date Historical Narrative with County Map and Many Unique Aerial Photographs of Cities, Towns, Villages and Farmsteads

By JOHN DRURY

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1955

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Acknowledgments

This is the fourteenth of a series of new-style county histories which will include all of the 102 counties of Illinois and, ultimately, all of the 3,103 counties in the United States. The project, special- izing in aerial photographs of cities, towns, villages and farmsteads and with brief historical narratives added, is known as The American Aerial County History Series.

In the preparation of this work on ienard County, Illinois, the author and publisher hereby acknowledge their gratitude, for advice and assistance generously given them, to ;ir. Joseph C. holf and Irs. Ellen Chase of the Newberry Library, Chicago; toilr. Herbert H. Hewitt, Mrs. Roberta Sutton and Miss Ivinifred Baum, all of the Chicago Public Library, Chicago; and to various librarians, public officials, business executives and private citizens of the city of Petersburg and the county of Menard, Illinois. The author also wishes to express special acknowledgment to his wife, Marion .Neville Drury, for research, editorial and proof-reading assistance.

Grateful appreciation is also shown here to officials of the Bureau of Public Roads of the U. S. Department of Commerce and to officials of the Department of Public Works ? Planning of the State of Illinois (in particular to those in charge of that department's Bureau of Research and Planning in the Highway Department), for permission to use the Menard County maps included in this book.

Sources used by the author in preparing this volume were: Pio- neers of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois, by T. G. Onstot (published by T. G. Onstot, Forest City, Illinois, 1902, printed by J. V». Franks & Sons, Peoria, Illinois); Inventory of the County Archives of Illinois, No. 65, Menard County (Illinois Historical Records Survey, Chicago, 1941); Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide, The American Guide Series (A. C. McClurg & Company, Chicago, 1939); County and City Data Book, iq$ 2 (United States Bureau of the Census, Washing- ton, 1952); The Editor and Publisher Market Guide for 2954 * tDe Edi- tor and Publisher Company, New York, 1954); and The Rand McNally commercial Atlas for 2954 (Rand McNally Company, Chicago, 1954).

Ill IV TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAP OF MENARD COUNTY VI

STORY OF MENARD COUNTY 1

CITY OF PETERSBURG 12

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1 (Sweetwater, Croft) 14

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 2 (Fancy Prairie, Culver) 18

ROAD DISTRICT NO 3 (Greenview. Curtis) 20

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 4 (Athens, Tice) 24

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 5 (Oakford, Atter berry) 28

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 6 (Petersburg, New Salem, Hill Top) . 30

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 7 (Tallula) 34

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 8 (Petersburg) 36

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 9 38

ROAD DISTRI CT NO. 10 (Hubly) 40

ROADDISTRICTNO.il 42

ROAD DISTRI CT NO. 12 (Tallula 44

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 13 (Athens) 46 it mil * m

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VI Story of Menard County, Illinois

^,ne of America' s two most famous historical restorations is located in Menard County, Illinois. This is New Salem State Fark, popularly known as "Ihe Lincoln "Village." As with America's other renowned restoration, Colonial t'tilliamsburg in Virginia, the state park in central Illinois attracts thousands of tourists each year from all parts of the United States and from practically every country in the world at large.

For here, in this primitive Menard County community, one can see the frontier American village in which Abraham Lincoln began his nublic career and from which he went out to become one of this nation's greatest Presidents and a world hero of the first rank, here are the kind of rude log cabins, faithfully and authentically restored, in which the Saviour of His Country lived, studied law, worked as a store clerk, served as postmaster and told humorous tales to his fellow villagers. It was .in this humble Midwest village he was saddened by the early death of his sweetheart, Ann flutledge, and it was in this village he was first elected to the Illinois state legislature.

If New Salem State Park, marking the end of the great Lincoln Rational Memorial Highway through Indiana and Illinois, is the principal sight of Menard County, it, is not the only one. For just two riles north of the log cabin village lies the county's seat of justice, Petersburg, an old Sangamon Fiiver town that was surveyed by Abraham Lincoln. In c etersburg, too, stands the boyhood home of the late American poet and author, Fdgar Lee Masters, who besides his classic Spoon River Anthology , wrote an outstanding biography of the Great Emancipator, published in 1931 and entitled Lincoln the Man.

Aside from its many and important Lincoln associations, however, Menard County is of interest as one of the leading agricultural counties of the vast Grain Belt in central Illinois. In 1950 more than 39 per cent of its total employed persons were engaged in agriculture, while only S.2percent were engaged in manufacturing. The value of all of its farm products (crops, livestock, poultry and dairy products) sold in 1949 was $9,754,(X)0. The county's seat of justice, Petersburg, is located twenty miles northwest of Springfield, capital of Illinois.

Indian Occupation

Before Menard County was formed, before any white settlements at all were made in the region it afterwards embraced, the locality was occupied by a number of villages of the Xickapoo tribe of Indians. ,

i.ost of these Indians fished along the Sangamon River or hunted on the prairies in the countryside beyond the river. After the signing of the Treaty of tidwardsville in 1819, however, the i»ickapoos gradu- ally left the area that afterwards became Menard County. They moved westward beyond the Mississippi hiver, as they agreed to do when they signed the treaty.

First Settlers

hith the Indians leaving the region, there came the earliest white settlers of future Menard County. Believed to have been the first to arrive here was John Clary, who staked out a claim in April, 1819, and who founded a settlement later called Clary's Grove.

Some years afterwards, a group of young roustabouts of this settlement, known as the Clary Grove Boys, descended on .New Salem village and were about to gang up on young Abe Lincoln in a fisticuff battle; one in which their husky champion, Jack Armstrong, was losing to Lincoln. But when Lincoln offered to fight any one of them single handed, they backed away, and that marked the end of the encounter. Thereafter, the Clary Grove Boys and Lincoln became good friends.

After staking out his claim near the present village of Tallula, John Clary built a log cabin and laid out a small farm. But he remained here only a few years, selling out to Ihomas Catkins, who later sold the tract to George Spears. In the meantime, the Clarys moved to what later became Sandridge Township, and there established the settlement of Clary's Grove. At a later time, after Menard County was organized, John Clary was elected one of the county's earliest commissioners.

Most of those who afterwards, settled in and around Clary's Grove were from southern states. Among the earliest families here were the Armstrongs, Greenes, Potters, McHenrys, Pratts and Kirbys. By this time another settlement had been established in what later became Sugar Grove Township (so-named because the Indians made sugar there) and the first to arrive here was James Latham, afterwards a judge. He was later joined by James Boyer and James Meadows, brothers-in-law, and by the Blaine family. Then came tfilliam Engle, who was to become one of the founding fathers of Menard County.

!Vew Salem Platted

hhen Sangamon County was created in 1821, it included the region that now is Menard County. Thus, Clary's Grove and Sugar Grove were in Sangamon County when they were first settled. So, also, was New Salem when it was platted in 1828 by James Rutledge, and John Cameron. The first-named was the father of Ann Rutledge, who became the object of Abe Lincoln's attentions after his arrival in hew Salem in 1831.

It was about 1825 that James Rutledge and John Cameron came to the Sangamon River site where later was built New Salem. Here, they constructed a crude and primitive grist mill and soon it was being patronized by farmers from all parts of the countryside. Then Rut- ledge and Cameron decided to lay out a town at the site of their mill. A surveyor, Reuben Harrison, platted the town in 182S, and the first lot was sold on January 4, 1829.

In addition to Rutledge and Cameron, other early settlers of New Salem were Jonathan Dunn, also a miller; Henry Onstot, cooper; Edmund Greer, justice of the peace, Mentor Graham, school teacher; John H. lelso, tavernkeeper; Martin Waddell, hatter; and William Berry, Reuben Radford, Allen Richardson, William G. Greene, Dr. John Allen, Samuel Hill and John McNamar. As may be readily seen, most of these names are familiar ones in any biography of Lincoln.

Abe Lincoln \rrives

hhen Abe Lincoln, then a lanky lad of twenty-two, arrived at New Salem for the first time in the summer of 1831, it happened to be Election Day in the hill-top village on the Sangamon. As voting was then by acclamation, the election clerk soon found himself swamped with work. He could not write down the names of the voters fast enough. Looking up, the clerk asked Abe if he could write. When Abe replied that he "guessed he could make a few rabbit tracks," the clerk sought his assistance, which was cheerfully given. And thus on his first day in New Salem the future President of the United States made his bow as a public servant.

Later, young Abe Lincoln worked in Offut's general store, and, when business was slack, read a textbook on grammar under the shade of a tree outside the store. Then came the Black Hawk war of 1832. In that conflict Lincoln served as a captain of militia. When it was over, Lincoln returned to New Salem, opened a merchandise store in association with a partner, and when this failed he was appointed postmaster of New Salem. He also secured for himself an appointment as deputy surveyor for Sangamon County.

About this time, too, Lincoln was first elected to the Illinois state legislature. While serving in that body, he became interested in the study of law, and, borrowing some law books from his friend John T. Stuart, soon was deeply immersed in the subject. Mostly, he read these books in the cabin homes of friends in New Salem, between sessions of the legislature. Then, in 1837, he was admitted to the Illinois bar. In April of that year, Abe Lincoln packed up his few belongings and left for Springfield, then the new capital of Illinois. Thus ended the New Salem career of the Great Emancipator.

Lincoln Surveys Petersburg

While still a resident of New Salem, however, and while this region was still a part of Sangamon County, the future President was called upon to survey a new townsite; one that was to be called "Peters- burg." At that time he was serving as deputy surveyor of Sangamon 3 County. It was on February 22, 1S3* , that Lincoln's survey was placed on record, the survey having been made for Hezekiah iiing and John Taylor, two real estate promoters of the period.

But l^ing and Taylor were not the first to plan a town here. At an earlier period (1831) two men, Peter Lukens and George harburton, laid out a town at the same place and called it Petersburg after Lukens' given name. It did not materialize, however, and remained mostly a "paper town." finally becoming discouraged, Lukens and 'rtar- burton sold their townsite to King and Taylor, and these two men, both energetic personalities, soon brought a booming town into existence.

Believed to have been the first to stake out a claim of land in or near present-day Petersburg was James Estep, who came in the spring of 18120 or 1321. a few months later his father, blijah, and his bro- ther, linoch, arrived and also staked out claims. Ci James Estep afterwards moved to Baker's Prairie, east of the Sangamon, his father and orother remained at the future site of Petersburg, and here they built a log cabin and a small grist mill the first edifices to be constructed in what now is Petersburg.

Athens Founded

f 'ne of the oldest towns in i'-enard County today is Athens. It was platted in 1831 by James Stevenson, surveyor of Sangamon County. The founder of the town was the Reverend James Overstreet. Before Athens was laid out, however, it was the site of the first church to be built in future Menard County. This church was organized in 1820 by the Methodists of the region, and its first preacher is believed to have been the Reverend James Stringfield.

Menard County Created

By the late 1830' s so many new settlers had arrived in the San- gamon Kiver country northwest of Springfield that a movement was started for the formation of a new county. Cne of the leaders of this movement was William Engle, an early settler of Sugar Grove Township. He was later to become a county commissioner and a state legislator, fthen enough signatures were obtained on petitions, the matter of a new county was presented to the Illinois state legislature for action.

At that time, it happened that State Assemblyman Abraham' Lincoln was chairman of the Assembly's committee on counties, fohen the early settlers of what are now .Menard, Logan and Christian counties peti- tioned for the creation of their counties (all of which were then part of Sangamon County, Lincoln actively supported their cause in the state legislature. And thus it was that Abraham Lincoln not only helped to form Kenard County but also Logan and Christian counties. All three counties were authorized by the state legislature on Febru- ary 15, 1839.

Colonel Pierre Menard

when the new county on the Sangamon was organized, it was named alter Colonel Pierre Menard, pioneer French-Canadian fur trader, presiding officer of the Illinois territorial legislature and first lieutenant-governor of the new State of Illinois. At the time Menard County was created, Colonel Menard was living in his fine old Louisi- ana-style mansion overlooking the Mississippi River, some fifty miles below East St. Louis. Here he continued to dwell until his death in 1644.

It was in 1791, when the future Prairie State was part of the Northwest Territory established by the newly-formed American republic, that Pierre Menard first arrived at ^askaskia, an old French town on the Illinois side of the Mississippi above which Menard afterwards built his mansion. Here, after engaging in the fur trade, Menard opened a general store, prospered, and soon was an influential citi- zen of the community.

At a later date he was appointed a major, then a lieutenant- colonel, in the local militia, hhen this region became part of Indiana Territory, Governor William Henry Harrison appointed Colonel Menard a judge of the county Court at Kaskaskia. He held this oosition for ten years, or until Illinois became a separate territory.

Thereafter, Menard served as presiding officer of the Illinois territorial legislature. When the territory was admitted to state- hood in 1818, with the state's first capital at Kaskaskia, he was elected the state's first lieutenant-governor under Governor Shadrach Bond, another Kaskaskian. Subsequently, Menard was appointed to an Indian commission by President John Quincy Adams, and, later, re- appointed by p resident Andrew Jackson.

Today, the old Menard residence below East ot. Louis is an historic shrine maintained by the State of Illinois. It is located on its original site in Fort Kaskaskia state. Park and is visited by several thousand tourists each year. The 'ancient plantation-style residence, painted white and characterized by a verandah across its facade, is outfitted with its original furniture and other household belongings, and, as such, is considered a distinctive period museum.

First Election

When Menard County was created in 1839, a board of three commissioners from outside the county selected Petersburg as county seat. There followed soon afterwards the new county's first election. The following officials were elected: George W. Simpson, William Engle and Joseph Catkins, members of the first county commissioners' court; James Goldsby, sheriff; Martin S. Morris, coroner; Edmund Greer, surveyor; Viilliam G. Spears, recorder; and Nathan Dresser, clerk of the commissioners' court. After these men took their oaths of office, the county commissioners appointed Jacob H. Laning as treasurer, fixing his bond at $1,000.

Early Road Districts

Just as Menard County is divided into road districts today, so was it partitioned when the county was first formed in 1839. At the first meeting of the commissioners' court the new county was divided into eleven road districts and the following early settlers were appointed road supervisors: Andrew Beard, Charles Clark, John Clary, William Catkins, Gaines Berry, Matthew Young, John Horuback, Coleman omoot, John Wright, bidward Sykes and Thomas Blunt.

In addition to appointing road supervisors, the county commissioners' court had the authority of ordering all able-bodied males in the county between the ages of eighteen and fifty to do road work for five days a year or less, or in lieu of this to pay seventy-five cents for each day of the required number of days. The state law concerning counties also held that whenever the county commissioners received a petition from at least thirty five voters calling for the opening of a new road or the closing of an old one, they were required to appoint viewers, hear the viewers report, and act accordingly.

First Courthouse

In its beginning days, Menard County was without a courthouse. For about five years, the county transacted its business in terporary quarters. \Ve are told that the first term of the county commissioners' court was held in a log storeroom or warehouse in Petersburg built by Septimus Levering. This structure measured about twenty by forty feet, and a wooden railing separated the judges and lawyers from the spectators. Another log building in Petersburg was used by the sheriff, clerk and recorder of the county. It was rented for $6 a month from John Taylor, one of the founders of Petersburg.

It was not until 1844 that Menard County saw the completion of of its first permanent courthouse. The contract for building it was let to Henry Dresser, who agreed to complete the work for $6,^40. Ivhen finished, this first courthouse was observed to be, according to one account, in "the old Kentucky barn style of architecture and was the usual type of structure built in the neighboring counties in that day." This building served the county for the next twenty years, or until the time of the Civil war.

Mentor Graham Builds a Jail

Mot least interesting about Mentor Graham, the village schoolmaster at i^ew Salem who helped educate Abraham Lincoln, who often invited the twenty-one-year old Abe to sit with the children in his log schoolhouse, is that he subsequently built Menard County's first jail. It appears that after leaving New lilem, Mentor Graham went to Petersburg and became something of a building contractor.

In any case, Mentor Graham is recorded as having received the contract to build the county's first jail. This was completed in 1844 and Graham received $300 for the work. In the following year however, the new jail was partially destroyed by fire, and the county commissioners' court ordered a reward of $20 to be paid to anyone who would bring about the arrest and conviction of the party, or parties, respon- sible for the fire. In the meantime, the jail was repaired and en- larged, and for this work, Renkin Ratford and William Beekman were paid $520 more than Mentor Graham received for erecting the original jail. Tallula Platted

As the population of Menard County increased during its early years (in 1840 it had 4,431 inhabitants and in 1850 it had 6,340), new villages and towns were laid out, and many of these have survived to the present time. One such is the village of Tallula, in the southwest corner of the county. It was platted in 1857 by to. G. Greene, J. G. Greene, Richard Yates, T. Baker and to. G. Spears. It was cSnears who bestowed the name "Tallula" on the new village; he said it was from an Indian word that meant "dropping water." Spears, it is to be recalled, was elected Menard's first county recorder.

Greenview is Born Another early village that survived to the present is Greenview, which now has a population of 795. It is located near Salt Creek, in Greenview Township (Road District \0. 3) and is served by the Chicago & Alton Railroad. Greenview was platted on October 2, L857, by Wil- liam tingle, early settler and one of the founding fathers of Menard County. It was named after fcilliam G. Greene, a prominent settler of pioneer times and one of the founders of the village of Tallula. The land on which Greenview stands was originally owned by Charles L. Montgomery. Greenview was incorporated as a village on May 6, 1869.

First Railroads

An important factor in the growth and development of i-ieuard Coun- ty was the building of railroads within its borders. Recorded as the first "steam" road to be constructed in the county is the Tonica and Petersburg, which was completed in 1861, or the opening year of the Civil toar. Originally, this road had been incorporated in 1857 by Albert Reynolds, illijah N. Farnsworth, Jesse Hammers, Henry R. Green, toilliam Crow, Josiah Sawyer and Richard Yates. In 18 pl this original roalroad was completed from Jacksonville to Petersburg, a distance of twenty-eight miles. At a later date, it was consolidated with the Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis Railroad. Today, it is part of the Chicago & Alton System, which has more than thirty-seven miles of track in the county. Other railroads serving the county today are the Chicago & Illinois Midland and the Chicago & North Western.

Roll of Honor

Menard County contributed generously of its manpower in the various wars fought during the course of American History. Before the county was organized, but within its future area, lived many men who volunteered as soldiers in the Black Kawk War of 1832. One company in that conflict, it is to be recalled, was captained by young, lanky Abe Lincoln of New Salem.

About eighty-three men of Menard County saw service in the Mexi- can War of 1846-1848. One company in that war, which was part of the 4th Illinois Regiment, was officered by Menard County men, these having been A. D. Wright, captain; William L. Clary, first lieutenant; Shelton Johnson, second Lieutenant; and Robert Scott, third lieutenant.

In regard to the Civil War of 1861-1865, Menard County quickly responded to the call for troops sent out by President Lincoln, tbe ran who once lived in the area that became Menard County, the man who surveyed its county seat town of Petersburgh. In the Menard, Salem and Lincoln Souvenir Album, issued in 1893 by the Illinois Women's Columbian Club of Menard County, are these words: "The sons of Menard answered the call for troops issued by President Lincoln oromptly."

The Album continues: "On the 25th of April, Company E, of the 14th Kegiment, was mustered into service. The company contained eighty men, and was off icered as follows: A. K. Johnson, captain; J. M. Early, first lieutenant; E.A. Norton, second lieutenant; and A. J. Gillespie, third lieutenant. At every subsequent call a like promptness was shown until 1'ieuard County furnished to the service 1,084 men, and of this number 184 laid down their lives for the preservation of the Union."

A New Jail is Built

After having served the county for more than thirty years, the jail built by Mentor Graham, schoolmaster friend of Abe Lincoln's, finally reached the end of its usefullness and the Board of County Commissioners made plans for a new, and larger, jailhouse. This was built in 1870 and included a jailor's residence as well as county lockup. It was completed at a cost of $18,000 by Diederich Fisher, a building contractor of the period.

Railroad Town With the coming of the railroads to Menard County, numerous lages and towns were platted along their rights-of-way. "ne Town was thus born is Oakford, located in the northwest corner of the county on the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad and which today has a population of 231. It was surveyed and platted in March, L872, A. J. Kelly, county surveyor. He laid out the town for its founders, William Oakford and William Colson. We are told that Colson gave half of the land for the townsite to Oakford in recognition of his having secured passage of the railroad through the proposed town.

Edgar Lee Masters

When a young Menard County lawyer named Hardin Wallace Masters was elected state's attorney of the county in 1872, he moved with his family into a modest white cottage in Petersburg, the county seat town. For a year or two previously, he had attempted farming near the village of Atterbury, in the western part of the county.

Now that "ardin Wallace Masters was state's attorney of the county, he received from his father, Squire Masters, a well-to-do farmer of the region, the gift of a cottage in Petersburg. And when Hardin Masters moved into this cottage, with him came his three-year- old son, Edgar Lee Masters. Thus began the Menard County career of the late Edgar Lee Masters, renowned American poet and author. He is best known for his classic Spoon River Anthology, a volume of poetic epi- taphs of the Spoon River country in nearby Fulton County. T It vvas in Petersburg that iidgar , ee asters s-'cnt Lis boyhood and here are located many episodes and scenes in his autobiography, Across Spoon River, Describing his boyhood home in Petersburg, asters wrote: "This was a small house and common enough; but there was a large yard and trees and a barn. Later, my father built an addition to the house; but it had neither water save from a well nor heat save from stoves. And in winter it was cold as the arctic."

Young Ldgar lived in this cottage until he was eleven years old, when his family moved to Lewistown, in rulton County. Alter becoming a leadi.ig American poet, asters wrote almost as many booi:s of prose as loetry, and one of these was Lincoln the Man, a biography. Masters died in Philadelphia in 1950 at the age of eighty-one. oince then, his boyhood home in Petersburg, located at 52b ^onroe street, has become sore- thing of a literary landmar::.

New Courthouse

i.ith the rapid growth of population in the decades alter the Civil »ar and with a consequent increase in county business, the need lor a modern, spacious courthouse became more and more urgent in Menard Coun- ty. And thus it was that in 1S97 a new courthouse was built; one that is still in use today.

"• This courthouse was constructed by i-i. Yeager oon of Danville, Illinois, at a cost of §46,000. fthile it was under construction, the Board of County Commissioners held their sessions in the 'arris "Guards" Opera House in ""'etersburg, for which they raid $1.75 ;~>er day rental fee. standing in the center of the Petersburg 'mblic square, the ,.enard County Courthouse of today is an ornate three-story edifice of stone and brie'-: construction, surmounted by a copt>er-covered dome.

[\ew Salem State Park

'.vhen Petersburg became the seat of Menard County in L339, almost everybody in New Salem village iroved to the new seat of justice. In time ^ew Salem became a "deserted village," and eventually nothing was left of it but the ruins of a log cabin or two. And thus it was when, in 190^, the famed American newspaper publisher, William Randolph Hearst, bought the land on which Jjew oalem stood and presented it to the Old Salem Chautauqua Association, a 'enard County groun.

This marked the beginning of the restoration of iNew Salem, which now is one of America's most renowned historical restorations. °o"u- larly known as "The Lincoln Village" because of Lincoln's life there from 1831 to 1837, New Salem State Park (now maintained by the state of Illinois) is an area of 280 acres on which stands the restored village of Dew Salem. Some twenty-three cabins, including seven shor)s, the card- ing mill, school and church, saw and grist mill and the Rutledge Tavern, have been faithfully reproduced and furnished as they were in Lincoln's time.

Most of the furnishings of these cabins were family heirlooms of old lienard County families, the descendants of whom donated the articles to the .,ew Salem Lincoln League. The restored pioneer village was dedi- cated and opened to the public in 1933 at ceremonies in which Governor Henry Horner was the principal speaker. As one of America's foremost Lincoln scholars, the late Governor Horner acquired a rare collection of Lincoln books, and this collection is now part of the library of the Illinois State Historical Society.

Lincoln [National Memorial Highway

Western terminus of the great Lincoln Rational Memorial Highway, which follows the trail of the Lincoln family in moving from Indiana to Illinois in 1830 and which follows young Abe Lincoln's steps further, is New Salem State Park, in Menard County. Beginning in Indiana, the memorial highway crosses the Wabash rtiver at Vincennes, which was the point where°Thomas Lincoln and his family ferreid over to the Illinois side of the river.

Then the route traces the footsteps of the Lincoln famil} to Deca- tur, just outside of which the first Lincoln home in Illinois was built. It continues to Springfield, where Lincoln lived when he was elected President and where his tomb is now located. Finally, the memorial highway comes to its western end at New Salem State p ark and Petersburg, seat of Menard County.

Menard County Today

Aside from its important Lincoln associations, Menard County, as we have said, is one of the leading agricultural counties of the great Grain Belt of central Illinois. On the basis of latest United States census figures, the county in 1950 had a total population of 9,639. It has a land area of 312 square miles.

Its principal city and county seat, Petersburg, had a population of 2,325. Cf the county's total population, 5,816 inhabitants were classified as rural non-farm dwellers and 3,823 as rural farm dwellers. There were 988 infants under five years 6i age in the county in 1950 and 1,272 persons sixty-five years old and over; the median age was given as 33.6 years. The county also had P, 304 potential voters.

Under the heading of vital statistics, Menard had 201 births in 1950. It also had 118 deaths, of which six were infants. That same year there were 79 marriages performed. The total number of families (two or persons related by marriage or blood) in the county was 2,455. The median income of all of these families was given as $2,849. The figures showed further that 29.7 per cent of all familijs had an income of less than $2,000, and 16.5 had an income of $5,000 or more.

In the field of education, Menard County in 1H50 had 1,675 young persons between the ages of seven and seventeen years. Of this total, 1,085 were between the ages of seven and thirteen (primary school age), and 96.0 per cent of the latter were enrolled in primary schools. Of young persons between the ages of fourteen and seventeen (high school

age) , there were 495, and 90.8 per cent of these were enrolled in high schools. Concerning all persons in the county twenty-five years old and over, the figures show that the median number of school years they completed was 8.9. A little more than 7 per cent of these had less than

10 five grades of schooling, while 32.0 per cent had high school and col- lege educations. The institutional (asyluirs, etc.) population of the country in 1950 was 43.

That same year the county had a potential labor force (persons fourteen years old and over) of 7,266, and of this total 3,523 were actually employed (79.5 per cent of whom were males, and 18.4 per cent females). Of the total number of employed, the largest number were engaged in agriculture (1,369), and the second largest group were engaged in wholesale and retail trade (420). There were 284 employed in manufacturing, 232 in transportation, communication and other public utilities, 214 in professional and related services, 178 in construction, 176 in business and personal services, 142 in finance, insurance and real estate, and 123 in mining. The labor force figures conclude by showing that 39.5 per cent of the total employed are engaged in agriculture and 8.2 per cent in manufacturing.

On the subject of housing, llenard County had 3,289 dwelling units in 1950 (in 1940 it had 3,156). The median number of rooms per unit was 5.2. More than 93 per cent were one-dwelling unit detached struc- tures, and 36.3 per cent had hot running water and private toilet and bath. Yiore than 59 per cent of the dwelling units were owner occupied, 41.fi per cent had central heating, 85.1 per cent had mechanical refrig- erators, and 96.6 per cent had radios. There were 2,098 houses classified as non-farm dwelling units, and the median value of these was given as $4,380.

Under the heading of retail trade, the county in 1948 (when the last business census was taken) had a total of 131 stores, which that year grossed $6,P44,000 in sales. The largest number of retail establishments were food stores, of which there were 28 and which grossed $1,481,000 in sales. The second largest group were eating and drinking places (26), which grossed $687,000.

In the wholesale field, there were 27 wholesale houses in the county in 1948 and these grossed $6,560,000 in sales. There were 32 establishments that came under the heading of personal, business and repair services, and these had receipts totaling $248,000. According to the

1947 census (when last taken in this field) , Menard County had 9 manulac- turing establishments which sold goods and products in the amount of $421,000 and which employed 97 persons.

There were 940 farms in the county in 1950 and 352 of these were classified as commercial farms. The average value of land and buildings per farm for all farms was given as $39,065. The total value of all fa/m products (crops, livestock, poultry, dairy products) sold in 1949, which was four years after the close of Ivorld War II, was $9,745,000. Farm expenditures that year were $963,000 for feed for livestock and poultry $475,000 for hired labor.

11 THE CITY of PETERSBURG

Located on the historic Sangamon River in almost the geographical center of Menard County is that county's seat of justice and largest city, Petersburg. In 1950 it had a total population of 2,325. The city

"• is served by the Gulf, Mobile ?: Ohio and the Chicago Illinois 'midland railroads and by state highways 97 and 123. It is the principal community of Petersburg Precinct, which has a population of 3,074. Petersburg is coterminus with Koad District iNo. 8.

It was in 1836 that the site of Petersburg was surveyed by Abraham Lincoln, who at that time was denuty surveyor of Sangamon County (which then included the region that afterwards became Menard County). Two miles south of Petersburg, on state highways 123 and 97, lies New Salem State Park, popularly known as "The Lincoln Village." It is one of America's most famous historical restorations and is visited by thousands of tourists each year.

13 ROAD DISTRICT NO.

!CV 1 IV. SWEETWATER

Principal community of fioad District N!q. 1 is the village of Sweet- water, which in 1950 had a population of 05. It is located on the Chi- cago h North Western Eailroad. The village is also in Sugar Grove Pre- cinct, which has a population of 305. The precinct derived its name from the sugar-making activities of Indians in the locality. First settler of the precinct was Judge James Latham, who came in the spring of 1810, many years before Menard County was organized. A later settler here was Hlliam Kngle, one of the founders of the county.

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CROFT

Another community in Koad District No. 1 is the hamlet of Croft, It is on the Gulf, iMobile & Ohio Railroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Athens.

16 FANCY PRAIRIE

The village of Fancy Prairie has a population of L10 and is located in the southeastern corner of Menard County. It is served by the Gulf, Mobile °; Ohio Railroad. Fancy Prairie is the principal community of Road District Nq. 2. It is also in Fancy Prairie Precinct, which has a total population of 357. This precinct is entirely devoted to agriculture.

17 ; '. , | CULVER

Another community in Road District No. 2 is the hamlet of Culver. It is located on the Chicago £ North Western Railroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Athens. Culver is also in Athens °recinct.

19 BfVISIONS GREENVIEI

One of the older communities of the county, Greenview has a copu- lation today of 795. It is an incorporated village on the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio fiailroad and on State 29. The village is in Greenview p recinct, which has a total population of 1,055. It was platted on October 2, 1857, by Miliar) tingle, early settler and one of the founding fathers of rienard County. He named it after V/illiam G. Greene, another early settler who later became prominent in county affairs.

21 i

CRAMER IMPLEMENT TRIPP BROTHERS

COMPANY — DEALERS IN —

ALLIS CHALMERS & NEW IDEA LUMBER and HARDWARE SALES and SERVICE BUILDING MATERIALS Of ALL KINDS

GREENVIEW, ILLINOIS GREENVIEW, ILLINOIS PHONE 211 LUMBER HARDWARE

H. F. CRAMER E. H. CRAMER PHONE 60R3 PHONE 60R2

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SUNNY ACRES REST HOME Petersburg HARRIS OPERA HOUSE Petersburg

MENARD COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS Petersburg JUNCTION ROUTES 123 & 29 Petersburg

22 C I) F T I S

A small hairnet in fload District No. 3 is Curtis. It is located on

the Gulf, Mobile 3: Ohio Eailroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Greenview. Curtis is also in Indian Creek Precinct, which has a total population of 389.

23 ROAD DISTRICT NO. A and ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1} GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING MAP DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOR DATES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS A BUILDINGS OF BEVISIOKS ON ROAD TYPE US DEPARTMENT or commerce: A«0 CULTURAL laln.i BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS SCALE , 2 -I 1 1 I I

SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS v2

POLYCONIC PROJECTION

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 11

DISTRICT NO. 2

- TO SPBIHGF1ELD

ATHENS T ie N R 6 W

NOTEi ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1J IS COTERMDJUS WITH THE CITY OF ATHENS

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ATHENS

One of the oldest towns in the county, Athens today has a popula- ? tion of 1,048. It is located on the Chicago : Illinois .Midland Railroad and on State 20. Although it is situated within the boundaries of Road l District . ;o. 4, Athens is also coterminus with Eoad District No. 13, It is, furthermore, in Athens Precinct, which now has a population of 1,595. The town of Athens was platted in L831 by James Stevenson, surveyor of Sangamon County (which then included the region of future

Menard County) . Founder of the town was the Reverend John Overstreet, a pioneer minister.

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T I C E

Also in Road District No. 4 is the village of Tice. It is located on the Chicago h Illinois Midland Railroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Petersburg. The village, which has a population of 20, is also in Detersburg Precinct.

26 OAKFOFD

The village of Oakford was platted in 1872 by A. J. ^elly, surveyor of Sangamon County, for Villi am Oakford and William Colson. Jt is said that Colson gave half the land on which the village is located to Oakford for obtaining passage of the railroad through it. The village is situated on the Chicago *• Illinois Midland Railroad and on State 97. It is part of itoad District No. 5 as well as Oakford ^recinct. The precinct has a total population of 460 and the village a population of 281.

27 ROAD DISTRICT NO. 5 GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS DEPABTUENT or PUBLIC or REVISIONS WOWS 4 BUILDINGS

AND CULTURAL US DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE BUREAU OF PUBUC ROADS

SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS V 4 V2 3/4

28 ATTEF BEFPV

Another village in Road District .-.o. 5 is Atterberry, which has a population of 115. It is situated on the Chicago ° Illinois Midland Railroad and on State 97. The village is also in Atterberry Precinct, which has a total population of 383.

29 REVISIONS PETERSBURG

For a description of Petersburg, see "City of Petersburg" in the first part of this section of the present work. In addition to having a road district of its own (No. 8), Detersburg is within the borders of Road District No. 6, which embraces parts of Petersburg, Atterberry and Tallula precincts.

ROAD DISTRICT IN 0- 11

In the center of Menard County, and entirely devoted to agriculture, lies Road District No. 1L. At its western border is situated the county seat town of Petersburg. The district is traversed, from east to west, by State 123 and by a meandering stream, Indian Creek. There are no towns or villages in the area. Road District Ao. 11 embraces parts of Petersburg, Athens and Indian Creek precincts.

31 ILL TOP

Another community in ftoad District No, 6 is the small hamlet of Hill Top. It is situated on the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Petersburg.

NEI SALEM STATE PAHK

Two miles south of Petersburg, on state highways 123 and 97, is situated New Salem State D ark, popularly known as "The Lincoln Vil- lage. " It is one of America's most famous historical restorations and is visited by thousands of tourists each year. This restored log cabin village is located in Road District No. 6 and is described at length in the opening historical narrative of this work.

32 TALLILA

Although the village of Tallula has a road district of its own (No. 12), it is also within the borders of fioad District Ao. 7, which embraces Tallula Precinct. The village has a present population of 527 and is situated in the southwest portion of Iienard County on the Gulf, •iobile & Ohio fiailroad as well as on State 123.

Tallula village was laid out in 1S57 by W. G. Greene, J. G. Greene, Richard Yates, T. Baker and In. G. Spears. It was incorporated as a village in 1871. The village was given its naire by ft. G. Spears, who ex- plained that the word meant "dropping water" in Indian language. The population of Tallula Precinct today is 903.

33 ROAD DISTRICT NO. 7 and ROAD DISTRICT NO. GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIVISION OF HTCMMW3 FOR DATES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORMS I BUA.DING3 OF REVISIOKS ROAO TYPE AND CULTUR, FEATURES,

F 1 F-^T~

SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS ^

POLYCONIC PROJECTION

ROAD DISH ICT NO. 6

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 12 IS OOTERMINUS WITH THE VIL- LAGE OF TALLULA

34 PETERSBURG

TIMBER BUYERS ERNEST SNYDER, SR.

FURNITURE LUMBER ERNEST SNYDER, JR. NATIVE LUMBER JOE SNYDER CUSTOM SAWING DALLAS SCHAAD

SNYDER LUMBER COMPANY PETERSBURG, ILLINOIS PHONE 2-7259

35 ROAD DISTRICT NO. 6 and ROAD DISTRICT NO. 8 GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOR DATES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & BUILDINGS OF REVISIONS ON ROAD TYPE ANO CULTURAL FEATURES.

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SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS V2

POLYCONIC PROJECTION

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 5

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 9

NOTEi ROAD DISTRICT NO. 8 IS COTERMINUS WITH THE CITY OF PETERSBURG

36 FIRST PPESBY1ERIAN CHURCH Greenview

PBESBYTEBIAN CHURCH Fancy Prairie

37 KOAD DISTRICT NO. 9 GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FOf OATES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 1 BUILDINGS OF REVISIONS ON ROAO TYPE AND CULTURAL FEATURES.

SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS

POLYCONIC PROJECTION

ROAD DISTRICT KO. 6 v.-

SANGAMON COUNTY

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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Petersburg

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CATHOLIC CHUECH Greenview

39 REVISIONS ROAD DISTRICT NO. 10 BURLY Only community of Road District No. 10 is a s^all hamlet of r ubly, situated in the northeast corner of Menard County not far from Salt Creek. It is located on the Chicago ': North Western Railroad and is served by the postoffice at nearby Sweetwater. Hubly is also situated in Irish Grove Precinct, which has a total population of 405. The precinct is bordered on the east by Logan County.

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 9

In the southern portion of Menard County, on the Sangamon River, lies Koad District No. 9. It is entirely devoted to agriculture and does not contain any towns or villages. Through the district run state highways 123 and 97, which lead directly to New Salem State Park, lying just north of the region. Road District No. 9 embraces Rock Creek p recinct, which derives its name from a stream within its borders, Rock Creek. The precinct is bounded on the south by Sangamon County.

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 12 (see Road District No. 7 under "Tallula")

ROAD DISTRICT NO. 13 (see Road District No. 4 under "Athens")

41 ROAD DISTRICT NO. 11 GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP

BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FCi DATES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & BUILDINGS OF REVISION! ON ROAD TYPE AND CULTURAL

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SCALE OF ENLARGEMENTS v , 2 ^

POLYCONIC PROJECTION

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Petersburg l J

42 INDIAN POINT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Athens Founded May 20. 1932 Rev. A. Ellsworth Young

BOCK CREEK CHURCH Tallula Founded 1822 Rev. John Ewing

TALLULA

INDIAN POINT LIMESTONE PRODUCTS THE TALLULA COMPANY DOYLE & POTTORF LUMBER LUMBER AND BUILDERS' SUPPLIES AGSTONE — ROAD ROCK TALLULA, ILLINOIS LANE H. SOWERS DRAINAGE — LEVEE MANAGER DIRT EXCAVATING OFF,CE 4_43M PHUNtiPHONES HOME 4.439 MASON CITY, ILL.

ATHENS

GRAIN • FEED • SEEDS

PHONE 4-4313

TALLULA FARMERS ELEVATOR TALLULA, ILLINOIS

Athens INDIAN POINT GRADE SCHOOL ATHENS GRADE SCHOOL (190 4-36)

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AACHTE, HERMAN Petersburg ADEN, HARMON Greenview Rt. 2 210 acres Rt. - Robert Bless, Tenant

ACKERMAN, GEORGE Oakford Rt. 1 2 W acres

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ACKERMAN ESTATE Rt. 2 ADEN, HARMON Greenview Athens

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ADAMS, LEE Petersburg ADEN, HARMON Rt. 2 Rt. 3 Greenview 120 acres

48 ADEN, HERMAN Greenview Rt. 2 196 acres

ADEN, HARRY J. Tallula ADEN, JOHN S. E. Rt. 2 Rt. 1 Pe tersb urg 161 acres

ADEN, HARRY J. Tallula Rt. 1-Leslie Wankel, Tenant 937 acres

ADEN, HARRY J. AGGERTT, MABLE K. Plesant Plains Rt. 1 Rt. 1 160 acres

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AHLRICH ESTATE Petersburg ALEXANDER, LUTHER A Rt. 2 277 acres Rt. 1

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AHLRICH ESTATE Petersburg ALLEN, ELI Rt. 1 Rt. 2 Petersburg 160 acres

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AINSWORTH, RALPH Greenview ALLEN, HELEN Rt. 1 689 acres Rt. 3

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AINSTORTH, RALPH Greenview ALLEN, RICHARD Rt. 2 Rt. 1 Petersburg 70 acres

50 ALLEN, RICHARD Rt . 2 Petersburg 160 acres

ALLEN, WALTER Tallula Rt. 1

AMBERGER, HARVEY Petersburg Rt. 3

Greenview ALLEN, WILLIAM Rt. Q AMERKAMP, MRS. BERTHA 227 acres Pete rsburg 1 19 acres Rt. 1

LIBRARY 51 J ,,

Petersburg BACKS, HERMAN BALE. HARRY F. 46 acres Rt. 2 Rt. 3

BACKS, HOMER Oak ford Rt. 1 2 acres m

BARBEE, BEAVER Petersburg BARNSBACK, TOM J. Athens Rt. 3 185 acres Rt. 2 179 acres

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Athens BARBER, MRS. CLAYTON BARRETT, JOE Petersburg Rt. 2-Rudolph Gustafson, Tenant 167 acres Rt. 3 lH acres

BARKER, MRS. GABRIELLE BARTELS, ORVILLE Rt. 2 Rt. 1

54 BATTERTON, MRS. A. C. Petersburg BAUM, CLARENCE Petersburg Rt. 3 90 acres Rt. 3 <&&&*%»&& JLk* BECKER, HAZEL K Rt. 1

BEAUCHAMP, CLAlDE & EVA Rt. 2 BECKER, RUSSELL E. Greenview Greenview 80 acres Rt. 1 188 acres

BECKER, MRS. ESTHER Rt. 1 Greenview 159 Acfes

BECKER, MRS. GEORGE Greenview BEEK, MRS. LEE Petersburg Rt. Rt. 1 80 icres 1

56 BEHRENS, GEORGE L.W. Gre« Rt. 1

BEHRENS, EDWARD J. Greenview Rt. 1 110 acres

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BEHRENS, EDWARD J. Rt. 1 BEHRENS, OSCAR Greenview Greenview 218 acres Rt. 1 Luther C. Montgomery, Tenant

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BEHRF.NS, OSCAR H. Greenview BESENDOHL, JOHN H. Petersburg Rt. 1 200 acres Rt. 2 ^m:

BELL, BILLY Tallula BAILES, MRS. (ESTATE) Tallula Rt. 1 Rt. 1 iO acres

Petersburg BELL, FRANK E. BIGGS, BUTLER Greenview Rt. 1 acre 3 Rt. 2 140 acres

BERNARD INVESTMENT CO. Petersburg BILLINGS, LYNN Rt. 3 170 acres Greenview

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BINGER, GEORGE BOEHN, BENNIE Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 2 13 acres

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BOEKER, J. C. Tallula BOEKER, RUSSELL Tallula Rt. 1 80 acres Rt. 1 200 acres

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BOEKER, FRED W. Oak ford BONNETT, LOUIS Rt. 1 Petersburg 20 acres Rt. 2

BOEKER, MRS. MARTHA Rt. BOSK E, HARRY 1 Greenview

BOEKER, MINERVA Oak ford BOYER, Greenview Rt. 1 CURTIS Rt. 1 40 acres 60 BRADLEY, MRS. IONA Petersburg

BRACEY, SMITH Greenview BRADLEY, MRS. IONA Petersburg Rt. 1 39 acres Rt. 3

BRADLEY, ROY Petersburg Rt. 3-Kenneth Bradley, Tenant 160 acres

BRADLEY, ELMER & WAYNE TRACY Greenview BRADLEY, ROY 'e tersburg 310 acres Rt. 3 150 acres

61 BRASS, E. E. Petersburg Rt. 3 160 acres

BRASS, E. E. Petersbui Petersburg Rt. 3

BRASS, E. E Rt. 2

BRASS, E. E. Petersburg BRASS, E. E Rt. 1 40 acres Rt. 1

62 BRASS, EDGER E. Petersburg BROADDUS, JAMES Rt. 2 Rt. 3 19 5 acres Greenview 131 acres Hi

BROCKMAN, MRS. Greenview Rt. 1 160 acres

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BRIGHT, CARL F. Petersburg BROWN, MRS. Rt. 2 Rt. 1 200 acres Athens

63 BHOWN, J. ALLYN BROWN, STUART Rt. 1 Rt. 1 Athens 320 acres

BROWN, GERALD Petersburg BRUNEN, ELMER Petersburg Rt. 2 15 acres Rt. 1 Tenant House

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BROWN, W. IRVING BRUNEN, ELMER Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 1 270 acres

BROWN, W. IRVING BRUNEN, MRS. HENRY Rt. 1 Rt. 1

64 BUNN INVESTMENT COMPANY CANTRALL ESTATE Rt. Rt. 1

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BURGESS, FRANK Tallula CANTRALL, EVANS Rt. 1 Athens

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BUSCH, FA YE (MRS.) Greenview CANTRALL, EVANS Athens Rt. 1 160 acres Rt. 1

CANTRALL, CLYDE & DOROTHY Petersburg CANTRALL, EVANS Rt. 3 10 acres Rt. 1

65 CANTRALL, TOM Petersburg CASSEN, CYRUS E. Petersburg Rt. 3 80 acres Rt. 2 75 acres

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CASSEN, MRS. ANNA Petersburg CHALCRAFT, L. W. Oakford Rt. 1 Rt. 1

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CHERRY, ROBERT P. & NELLIE COLBY Tallula CLANDANEN, DEAN Petersburg Rt. 1 286 acres Rt. 3 55 acres

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CHESTNUT, B. F. Greenview Rt. 1-Tade Todd, Tenant 80 acres

CHESTNUT, B. F. Greenview CLARY, G. Petersburg Rt. 1 120 acres Rt. 2 40 acres

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CLASING. OTTO L. Rt. 1 OIAYPOOL, MRS. BLANCHE Rt. 1 Petersburg 200 acres Greenview

CLAYPOOL, MISS ANNA Athens 120 acres Rt. 2

CLAYPOOL, ANNA B CLEMENS, HOMER T. Sweetwa ter Athens

CLAYPOOL, ANNA B. Greenview CLEMENS, LILY Sweetwater Rt. 1 240 acres 15 acres

68 CLEMONS, G. W Rt. 3

CLINE, MRS. ANNA COADY, L. F. Rt. 1 Rt. 1 Athens 160 acres

CLINE. HENRY COFFIN, E. Tallula Rt. 2 Rt. 1 2 acres

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69 laiiula COLBY, DEANE COLSON, JOHN R. Petersburg 200 acres Rt. 1 Rt. 3 42% acres

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COLBY, ROBERT COMBS, VIRGIL H. Oakford Rt. 2 Rt. 1 1 acre

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CONLEE, CARRIE Tallula CORSON, GEORGE Tallula 100 acres Rt. 1 Rt. 1 160 acres

COUNCIL, F. M. Fancy Prairie Rt. 1 151 acres

COUNCIL, LESLIE Greenview CONWAY, HAROLD F. Greenview Rt. 1 80 acres

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CRAMER, FRED Greenview CREAMERY, EMORY Tallula Rt. 1 16 7 acres Rt. 1 34% acres

72 CRONIN, LEE Petersburg Rt. 1

CULVER, EDNA & MARGARET Athens Rt. 2

CILVER, HARRY Rt. 2 Athens 80 acres

CULVER, ANNIE CULVER, J. Rt. 2 Athens Athens

73 CULVER, JOHN Rt. 2 Athens

CULVER, WALTER Rt. 2 Athens

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DAVIS, 0. L DAWSON, E. L. Oakford Rt. 1 Rt. 1 120 acres

DAVISON, NETTIE G. Greenview DAWSON, JAMES L. Oakford Rt. l 10 acres Rt. 1 15 acres

75 DENTON, J. G. Petersburg Rt. 3

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DENCKER, HILKA Greenview DEVERMAN, HAROLD J Rt. 2 132% acres Rt. 2

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DEVERMAN, HARRY G. Greenview DIEHL, JOHN H. Greenview 80 acres Rt. 2 Rt. 2 1 acre

Rt. Tallula DEVERM AN, HARRY G. 2 DIERKS, J. DIEDERICH }0 acres 120 acres Greenview Rt. 1

DEVERMAN, KARL Greenview DIERKS, M. J. Tallula 77 acres Rt. 2 320 acres Rt. 1

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Tallula DEVERMAN, OTTO G. Rt. 2 DIERS, LOUIS Rt. 30 acres Green vi ew 120 acres 1 77 1

MOKS, MRS. JOHN DIRKS, LOUIS &MARGARET Rt. 2 Greenview

DIRKS, MRS. ETTA Cantral DIRKS, PETER Petersburg Rt. 1 200 acres Rt. 3 44 acres

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DIRKS, ELLIS Rt. 1 DIRKS, PETE Petersburg Athens 340 sores Rt. ? 50 acres

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DIRKS, EDNA DIRKS, WILLIAM F. Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 2 125 acres

78 DIXON, HENRY P. Pe tersburg Rt. 3 143 acres

DIXON, HENRY Petersburg DORGAN, MICHEL Rt. 1 Rt. 3 Greenview 55 acres

DOBBS, IRVING & JESSIE BESTOW Petersburg DORGAN, MRS. PAILA Rt. 1 Rt. 3 Greenview 57 acres

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DORGAN, JOE breenview DORGAN, WALTER Athens acres Rt. 1 200 Rt. 1 135 acres

79 DOWSON, MRS. MARIE M. Greenview inn nrres

DOWELL, EARL H Rt. 1 H^ -*&*.38 t. *S

DOWELL, VERNON R. Rt. 2

TOWNEY, JOHN DUNHAM, CLARENCE D Rt. 2 Petersburg

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EADES, EUGENE W. FCKSTEIM, MRS. MINNIE Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 3 1 60 acres

EADES, IRVING Petersburg EDWARDS, DORTHY Tallula Rt. 3 Rt. l 45 acres &

EADES, JOHN B Rt. 1

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ECKLER, HERMAN A. Athens EDWARDS, EARNWAY Rt. 2 Petersburg

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EDWARDS, WI ILIAM Rt. 2 Greenview 90 acres

ELMORE, FRANK Petersburg ETHELL, E. E. Athens Rt. 3 82 acres Rt. 2 420 acres

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EVERS, GEORGE M. Rt. 1

EVERS, GARRETT H. Greenview EVERS, GEORGE M. Rt. 1 Rt. 1 Greenview 245 acres

Greenview EVERS, GARRETT H. Greenview EVERS, LAWRENCE acres Rt. 1 600 acres Rt. 1 367 83 v

EVERS, LAWRENCE Greeneenview FERGUSON, RUSSELL J. Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 2 30 acres

EVERS, RITA & .MARTHA Athens FERREE, MRS. JAMES Rt. 2 160 acres Greenview

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FERGUSON, JAMES R FIRST NATIONAL BANK Petersburg Rt. 3 Rt. 1

FERGUSON, RICHARD Petersburg FIRST NATIONAL BANK Petersburg Rt. 3 6 acres Rt. 1 3 50 acres

84 Rt. 2

FITSCHEN, MERRITT tantra U FORDEN, HENRY Rt. 1 172 acres Rt. 1

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FITZSIMMONS, TOM Pe tersburg KHECK ELTON, MRS. ROBERT Rt. 2 Rt. 3 180 acres Athens 40 acres

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Petersburg FRICK, ALBERT H. Petersburg 5 acres FRICKE, WILLIAM Rt. 2 Rt. 2

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Rt. 1 FRICKE, WILLIAM H. Petersburg FRICKE, MARY acres Greenview 80 acres Rt. 2 219

Petersburg FRICKE, MRS. MARY Greenview FRUITS, JAMES & LEONA Rt. 2 Tenant House Rt. 1 120 acres

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FUIKERSON, J. W. Rt. 1 Fancy Prairie 86 acres

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FULTON, MRS ARAMITA Rt.2 GEBHARES, CONRAD Athens 252 acres Rt. 1

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GELLERMAN, DORTHY M GERIETS, FRED W. & MARIE K. Petersburg Petersburg Rt. 1 96 acres k

GELLERMAN, HOMER A. Green view GERIETS, GEOHGE Petersburg Rt. 2-Irving A. Zuhlke, Tenant 160 acres Rt. 1

Petersburg GELLERMAN, JOHN GERIETS, HARRY R. Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 3 6 acres

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GERDES, ALFRED S. Athens GERIETS, HARRY R. Petersburg Rt. 2 400 acres Rt. 3

88 GERIETS, HERMAN G. Tallula GIGER, CAROLINE M. Greenview Rt. 1 Rt. 2 40 acres

GILKISON, ALVIN Greenview Rt. 1 137 acres

GERIETS, OTTO Rt. 3 GLENN, FRANCES Pe tersburg 15 4 acres Middletown 325 acres

GIBBS, MRS. NORA Greenview GLENN, JOHN A. Petersburg Rt. 1 80 acres Rt. 3 5 acres

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Athens GRAHAM, J. S. GRANT, SIDNEY E. Rt. 3 160 acres Rt. 1 Pe tersbure 100 acres

GRAHAM, J. S. Athens GRANT, MRS. VERNON Green view Rt. 1 Rt. 1 220 acres

GRANT, ELLIS Athens GRANT, VERNON MRS. Greenview Rt. 1 1 40 acres Rt. 1-Glenn Fitch, Tenant

GRAND, J. EARL Athens GRANT, MRS. VERNON Greenview acres Rt. 2 117 acres Rt. 1 180 91 TT9

GREEN FARM Tallula GREENWALD, E. Tallula Rt. 1 368 acres Rt. 1

GREENHALGH, CARL Oak ford

GREENHALGH. CARL J. Oak ford GREENWALD, GLENN Petersburg Rt. 1 260 acres Rt. 1 80 acres

92 GREENWALD, ROY W. Athens GRONEWOLD, J. L Rt. 2 160 acres Rt. 1

GREENWALD, SAMUEL, JR. GROSBALL, HARMON Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 2-Robert Backs, Tenant 280 acres

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GROSBOLL, JEP Rt. 2 GROWSBOLL, KERMIT Pe tersburs Rt. 2

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GROSBOLL, THOMAS K. Petersburg Rt. 2 160 acres

GROSBOLL. THOMAS K. Petersburg Rt. 2-Robt. Davidson, Tenant 257 acres

GROSBOLL ESTATE Petersburg GUSTAFSON. JOHN R. Greenview Rt. 2 169 acres Rt. 2-Emil Becker. Tenant 140 acres

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HALL, MRS. IDA Athens HAMILTON, RAY W. Rt. 2 160 acres Rt. 2

Athens HALL, LESTER B. HARBISON, J. E. Petersburg 160 acres Rt. 2 Rt. 2-V.E.Lounsberrv T.n.nf Oft A .,.».».,

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HAMILTON, ANNA B. "liens HARDWICK, MARY L. Petersburg Rt. 2K acres 240 acres 2 Rt 3 96 HARMS, ELESE Rt. 1

HARMS, HENRY Petersburg HAWKS Oakford acres Rt. 1 110 Rt. 1

HARMS, HENRY & MINNIE Rt. 2 Pe tersburg 255 acres

Tallula HARRIS, 0. M. Athens HEDGEOOCK, HAROLD 2 acres Rt. 2 65 acres Rt 1

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HEFLIN, ACE Rt. 1 HENDERSGN, GEORGE & MARUTH Rt. 1 Green view Tallula 80 acres ~?0 -***•» Jp«~

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HEFLIN. ACE Rt. 1 HENDRICK, HARRY Tallula Greenriew 320 acres Rt. 1

HENNINGER, MARY B Rt. 1

HEFLIN, JOHN W. Petersburg HENNINGS Oak ford Rt. 3 12 7 acres Rt. 1 114 acres

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HENRICHS, GLENN Tallula HIGGINBOTHAM, ESTHER & Oakford Rt. 1 Tenant House Rt. 1 ELIZABETH BOEKER 264 acres

HENRICHS, GLENN Tallula HILES, LUIS E Rt. 1 428 acres Rt. 1

HILL, BARVIN Greenview Rt. 1 10 acres

HIETT, HAROLD C HILL, DEAN Rt. 2 Breenview Athens 320 acres

99 HILL. DR. T. F. Athens Rt. 2 440 acres

HINRICHS, WALTER Rt. 2

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Oakford Tallula HILLYER, GEORGE HOFF, VELMA L. Rt. 1 35 acres Rt. 1

100 Petersburg HOFFMAN, ERNEST HOLLIS, ERNWAY Petersburg 180 acres Rt. 2 Rt. 2

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HOFING, LOUISA (ESTATE) Petersburg HOLLIS, HERSCHEL Petersburg Rt. 1 124 acres Rt. 2

HOLLIS, ERNWAY Petersburg HOLLIS, WAYNE E. Petersburg Rt. 2 Rt. 2

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Greenview HOPPLER BROS. HOPWOOD, SHELBY M Rt. 1 Rt. 2

HOPWOOD, J. WARD Athens HOPWOOD, WARD J. Athens Rt. Rt. 2 2 218 acres

HOPWOOD, J. WARD Petersburg HORN, CLARENCE Rt. 2 Rt. 3 440 acres Greenview 20 acres

HOPWOOD, ROBERT G HORN, HOWARD H. Rt. 2 Rt. 2 Greenview 180 acres

102 HOHNBACK, DAVID B. (ESTATE) Athens Rt. 2 S2 acres

HORNEB, FLORENCE Petersburg Rt. 1 525 acres

HORN BACK ESTATE HOUGHTON, BILL Petersburg Rt. 2 Rt. 1

Mason City HOHNBACK Greenview HUBLY, JOHN ESTATE Rt. 162 acres Rt. 2 103 IIIBLY, JOHN Greenview HUBLY, JOHN Mason City Rt. 1 200 acres

Mason City HUBLY, JOHN Mason City

City HUBLY, JOHN Mason HUBLY, JOHN Mason City

HUBLY, Mason City HUBLY, JOHN Mason City JOHN

104 HUBLY, MBS. JOSEPHINE Greenview HUGHES, GLENN Oak ford Rt. 1-Robert VVohler, Tenant 100 acres Rt.l-Chas. Wiseman, Tenant 229 acres

HUBLY, MRS. MAIZIE Greenviev HUGHES, HOMER (MRS.) Greenview Rt. l-Paul Dosier, Tenant Rt. 2 40 7 acres

HUBLY, MRS. MAIZIE Greenview HURIE, A. E. (ESTATE) Tallula Rt. l-Paul Dosier, Tenant 476 acres 360 acres Rt. 1

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HUFFMAN, C. G. Rt. 2 HURIE, FRANK J. Tallula Athens 40 acres Rt. I 350 acres

105 m Tallula HURIE, FRANK J HURIF, WILEY LIN

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HURIE, HICKORY H. HURIE ESTATE Tallula Rt. 1 Rt. 1

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Tallula HURIE, W. LIN & LIN WILEY Tallula JANSSEN, GEORGE J. 160 acres Rt. 1 350 acres Rt. 1-John H. Janssen, Tenant

lOfi JEUHGENS, JOHN A. Petersburg Rt. 3 174 acres

JANSSEN, MRS. JOHN B. JOHNSON, ALBERT & JOHN Petersburg Athens Rt. 3 2 75 acres Wk

JOHNSON, C. C. Middletown Rt. 1 192 acres

JOHNSON, C. C JOHNSON, JERRY Greenvie» Rt. l Rt. 1 1U8 JOHNSON, MARIE M Rt. 1 Greenview 100 acres

JOHNSON, C. C. Greenview JOHNSON, MRS. WALTER Williams vil le Rt. 1 150 acres Rt. 1 215 acres

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JOHNSON, WILLIAM Greenview Rt. 1 170 acres

JOHNSON, WILLIAM F. JOHNSON, MARIE M. Rt. 1 Rt. 1 Greenview ftO acres

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JCHNSTON, DALE JONES, MR.& MRS. JOHN R. Petersburg Middl e town Rt. 3 1 59 acres

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM A. & Greenview JUHL, C.C. & HATTIE Petersburg MARY E. SHIPLEY, Cons. 322 acres Rt. 1 360 acres

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JONES, BEE Petersburg JUHL, JIM C. Tallula Rt. 3 2 acres 2 acres ~3F

JONES, EARL C JUHL, POWELL Tallula Oak ford Rt. 1 160 acres

110 JURGENS, FRED INGRAM, THURMAN Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 2

JURGENS, HERMAN, SR. Greenview INGRAM, WURMAN SR Greenview 40 acres Athens

INGHAM, HAROLD 4 AGNES Greenvi ew DORBS, IRVING & JESSIE BESTOW Petersburg Rt. 2 46 acres Rt. 3 420 acres

INGRAHAM, MRS. AMY Fancy Prairie IRWIN, EMORY Q. Petersburg 170 acres Rt. 1 12 acres Rt. 1

111 IRWIN, EMORY Q. Petersburg KAHN, MINNIE Athens Rt. 1 Tenant House Rt. W 228 acres

KAISER, FRED H. Greenview Rt. 1 160 acres

ISHMAEL, TILT H. Athens Rt. 2-Karl Clemens, Tenant 140 acres

ISHMEL, T. Athens KAISER, HERMAN G. Rt . 2 Rt. 2 Greenvi ew 80 acres

112 KAISER; HERMAN G. Rt. 2 KELLY, WILL T. Petersburg Cree.ivi iw 160 acres Rt. 1 90 acres

KELLEY, DANIEL Petersburg Rt. 2 160 acres

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KENDELL, BEATRICE & MYRTLE STITH Oakford Rt. 1-Wayne Lounsberry, Tenant 300 acres

KELLY, DANIEL KENT, ARTHUR Rt. 2 Rt. 2

113 KEYS, ALVIN S Rt. 3

KERN, MR. S MRS. NOAH Petersburg KINCAID, HAROLD Athens Rt. 1 340 acres Rt. 2 330 acres

KERN, NOAH Petersburg KINCAID, J. KENNEDY Athens Rt. 1 Rt.2-lst house built in 1840 365 acres

KINCAID, J. KENNEDY Athens Rt. 2

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KING, MRS. ANNA J. Rt. 2 Athens

Athens KINCAID, TODD P. Rt. 3 KING, ANNA J. Petersburg Rt. 2 Vacant

KINCAID ESTATE Rt. 1 Athens Athens 230 acres

KINCAID ESTATE KING, ANNA J. Athens Athens Rt. 2 400 acres

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KIRBEY, THOMAS E. Oakford John Eilers, Tenant 265 acres

KING, MRS. ANNA J. Athens Rt. 2 KLEIN, LE ROY Ashland Rt. 1 160 acres

KING, JAMES PAUL Fancy Prairie Tallula Family Home of John Grant King 120 acres KLEIN, LLOYD W. Rt. 1 240 acres

KING, L. T. Athens KNOLES, GROVER C. Tallula Rt. 1 ) acres Rt. 1 Vacant 116 *w^i

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KNOLES, GROVER C. Petersburg KOHL, WALTER Athens Rt. 1 525 acres Rt. 1 160 acres

KOPPLIN, MRS. FRANK ' Petersburg Rt. 1-Robt. Leinberger, Tenant

KREI, MINNIE & WALTER Athens Rt. 1 90 acres _*

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KOBELIA, MRS. ZELLA & Petersburg KRELL, ALVIN MRS. RUBY BIGG 280 acres Rt. I

117 KRELL, ALVIN Rt. 1

KRELL, ALVIN Greenview LAKE. EDWIN (ESTATE) Rt 1 Rt. 1 Athens 190 acres

LABARREE, ALFRED J. Petersburg LANGSTON, J. T. Athens Rt. 1 340 acres Rt. 1 240 acres

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LAKE, BEN W. Rt. 1 LANGSTON, JAMES T. Fancy Prairie Athens 160 acres Rt. 1 240 acres

118 LARSON ESTATE LE BARE, ALFRED Tallula Rt. 1 Rt. 1 80 acres

LAIN, HENRY Rt. 1 Greenview 120 acres

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LOWSON, LEROY Rt. 2 LEHMANN, ALVIN S. Pleasant Plains Athens 80 acres Rt. 1

LAWSON, LAWERENCE LEHMANN, ALVIN Raters burg, Rt. 1

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LILIANSTEIN, ARTHUR Oak ford LOTT, MRS. LULLA Athens Rt. 1 1 75 acres Rt. 2

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LOUNSBERRY, COOLIE Oakford 7 acres Rt. 1 24

LLOYD, PEARL & FLORENCE Greenview LOUNSBERRY, HQ4ER LLOYD Rt. 1 160 acres Rt. 1

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Wil liamsvil le LOUNSBERRY, V. E. Pe tersburg 240 acres Rt. 2 Tenant House

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Petersburg Rt. 1 LYNN, PAUL T. LOWE, OANFA C. 275 acres Greenview 100 acres Rt. 1

Athens LUDWIG, JOHN T. Ashland MACK, ERNEST Rt. 2 115 acres Rt. 2 50 acres

Pe tersburg LUKEMAN, GEORGE T. (ESTATE) Greenview MADISON, W. H. 21 7 acres Rt. 2 625 acres Rt. 3

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LYNN, PAUL T. Petersburg MADISON, WILBUR H. Petersburg Rt. 1 275 acres Rt. 3

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Petersburg MAGEE, FLOYD MALLERGREN ESTATE 220 acres Bt. 2 Pe tersburg

MAHONEY, EDWARD A. Tallula MANN, JOHN D. Tallula Rt. 1 160 acres Rt. 1 90 acres

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MAHONEY, JERRY F. Tallula MABCUSSFN, WALTER V. Petersburg Rt. 1 140 acres Rt. 1 4 acres

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MAHONEY ESTATE Tallula MARBOLA, J. Rt. 1 Rt. 1 200 acres Greenview

123 MARKERT, WILLIAM Tallula McATEE, VICTOR Rt. 1 Pt. 1 158 acres Greenview

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MASON, JAMES F. Rt. 3 McATEE, VICTOR B. Greenview Petersburg 20 acres Rt. 1 400 acres

MASTERS, MISS EDITH Petersburg Rt. 2-Irwin L. Knoles, Ten. 154 acres McCarthy, dorothy Greenview Rt. 1 240 acres

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MATHEIN, GEO. & HARRIETT OaUford McCREDY. J AS. Tallula fiO Meres Rt. 1 160 acres 124 - m ¥*sj

McDOLE, DOROTHY Rt. 2 MEECE ESTATE Petersburg Pe tersburg 139 acres Rt. 1 129 acres

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MELCHER, HARRY Rt. 2 Petersburg 160 acres

McNEIL, WILBUR METEER, W. L. Athens Rt. 2 Rt. 2 152 acres

125 METEEH, WALTER L MILES, J. S. JR. Petersburg Rt. 2 Rt. 1

MEYER, F. W. Rt. 1

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MEYERS, JAMES MILLEH, CARL A. Greenview Rt. 1 Rt.

126 MILLER. ED H. Rt. 3 Petersburg 280 acres

MILLER, ELLA Petersburg Rt. 1

MILLER, HERMAN W. Athens Rt. 1 285 acres

MILLER, FRANK Greenview MILLER, JOHN H. Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 3 29 acres

127 MINOR, LYNN Petersburg MONTGOMERY, BEN Rt. 1 Pe tersburg

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MONTGOMERY, PAUL & MRS. Atterberry 1 acre

MONTGOMERY, ELMER L. Greenview MONTGOMERY, MRS MRS. PAUL 1 acres Rt. 2 120 acres Atterberry ' '

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MONTGOMERY, HUBERT E. Rt. 1

HOWARD MONTGOMERY, R. S. MONTGOMERY, Greenview Rt. 2

129 MONTGOMERY, ROLLO S. Green view MONTGOMERY, W. H. Petersburg Rt. 1 240 acres Rt. 2

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MONTGOMERY, WESLEY K. Rt. 1 MORGAN, BRYAN Petersburg Middle town )0 acres Rt. 2 J

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MUNYON, FRANK & IDA Petersburg Rt. 3 60 acres

MOORE, MRS. FRANKIE Petersburg MURREY, MR. & MRS JACK Athens Rt. 3 Rt. 1 146 acres

MOORE, PAUL & ARTHUR JOHNSON Greenview MUTUAL TRUST LIFE INS. CO. Petersburg Rt. 3 Rt. 2 80 acres

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MORRISON, LOIS KING Middletown MUTUAL TRUST LIFE INS. CO. Petersburg Rt. 1 200 acres Rt. 2 20 acres

131 MYERS, WILLIAM Tallula

NEFF, MRS. MARGARET & Oakford MRS. PANSY TAYLOR 150 acres

NANCE, HORACE G NELSON, MRS. GWENDOLYN Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 1 40 acres

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NEUMANN, REBECCA Rt. l TaUula 8 Q acres

NEUMANN BROS. NEUSBAUM ESTATE Petersburg Rt. 2 Rt. 1 170 acres ^B"

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NEUMANN ESTATE, (HARRY, BEN HENRY) NEWMANN BROS. Rt. 2 acres Rt. 1 Petersburg 240 acres Petersburg 125

NEUMANN FAMILY NEW SALEM STATE PARK Rt. 2 Rt. 1 NIEMEIER, IENA Rt. 1 Pe tersburR 240 acres

NICHOLS, THOMAS Tallula Rt. 1 20 acres

NECKLESON, FRED G Rt. 2

NIEMEIER, MRS. LENA Petersburg MOLTING. MARION M Rt. Rt. 1 Tenant House 1

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NOLTING, PALMER G OLSON, RUSSEL Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 1 80 acres

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ONKEN, HERMAN Greenview Rt. 1-House built 1890 under same name 160

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OGDEN, W. A. Oakford ONKEN, MARGARET Greenview Rt. 1 200 acres acres Rt. 1 80 135 ORTMAN, GEORGE K. Petersburg OSTERMEIER, DONALD F. Rt. 2 Rt. 2 160 acres Athens

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PEDIQO, TOM Middletown

PARK, JAMES H. Petersburg PERVINE Petersburg acres Rt. 2 155 Rt. 2

PATTON, L. A. Petersburg PETERSON, MRS. IONA Rt. 3 Rt.

137 PETTIT, BUTLER Petersburg PIKE Petersburg Rt. 2 140 acres Rt. 3

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PETTIT, ROBERT Petersburg Rt. 2 40 acres

PFAFFENBACH, FRANK M. Petersburg POGE, CARL Petersburg Rt. 1 60 acres Rt. 1

POND, EAR L H Green view

138 POND, MABEL & CLARA Greenview POWELL, CHESTER Fancy Prairie Rt. 1 240 acres Rt. 1 160 acres

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PORTER, JOHN Athens Rt. 2 40 acres

POWELL, CHESTER Taliula POWELL, CHESTER Williamsville Rt. 1 160 acres Rt. 1-J.J. Bennett, Tenant 222 acres 139 POWELL, CHESTER Athens POWER, MRS. IONA N. Rt. 1 160 acres Rt.3-Carl Power, Tenant

POWELL, CHESTER L. Rt. 1 Fancy Prairie acres

PRIMM, J. 0. Athens Rt. 1 145 acres

POWER, MR.& MRS. CARL N. Petersburg PRIMM, J. D. Rt. 1 Rt. 3 Athens 160 acres

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PRIMM, MRS. BLANCHE Rt. 1

PRICE, EDWIN Tallula Rt. 1

PRICE, JOE A. Petersburg Rt. 1

PRICE, JOE A. Petersburg PRIMO, MENICHETTI Petersburg Rt. 1 80 acres 30 acres

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PROPST, MRS. IVA J. Athens RAHMANN, LOUIS Rt. 2 Rt. 1

RAHMANN, L0YI5 E. Tallula Rt. 200 acres

PROPST, SAMUEL E. Greenview RAIKES, MR &MRS LESLIE Rt. 1 120 acres Greenvi pw

RABBE, FRANK RANKIN, F. H Rt. 3 Rt. I

142 RATHSACK, MISS MARY REBBE, FRANK Rt. 3 Rt. 1 Petersburg

REBBE, FRANK H Petersburg

Petersburg RAYBURN, EDWARD Rt. 1 REBBE, FRANK Middle town 160 acres Rt. 3 150 acres

REBBE, ANNA & MRS. CARL HUGHES Petersburg REBBE, FRANK Rt. 3 Rt. 3 160 acres Petersburg 150 acres

143 REHRENDS BRCS Pete rsburg

REDYBUSH, BILL Tallula REYNOLDS, MYRTLE Rt. 1 Rt.

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REDYBUSH, BILL Talluh RHODES, IRA ANCIL Rt. 1 Rt. 3

144 RHODES, IRA Petersburg RIDGE, JOHN E. Athens Rt. 3 Rt. 2

RHODES, MRS. ROBERT Petersburg RIGGIN, S. C. Petersburg Rt. 1-Robt. Rhodes, Jr. Tenant 240 acres Rt. 3 8 acres

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RIDGE, JOHN E. Greenvieu RITTERBUSH, C. W Rt. 1 Rt. 1 ROBINSON, ARTHUR Tallula Rt. 1 120 acres

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MENARD 00. ROCK CREEK CEMETERY ASS'N. ROGERS, T. E. Rt. 3 5 acres-Rt. 1 Tallula Pe tersbnrp 253 acres

ROEGGE, A. H. Petersburg Rt. 2 222 acres

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ROGERS, CLARENCE Greenview ROGGE, EDWARD P. Petersburg Rt. 2 146 acres Rt. 1 220 acres

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RUBLE, RICHARD Rt. 1

ROTHERT, GEORGE H. Petersburg JCKER, COLBY G. Rt. 3 100 acres IE

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RUSSELL, MRS. ELLA Oakford Rt. 1 160 acres

ROTHERT, HENRY R. SACHTLEBEM, JOHN C. JR. Greenview Rt. 3 Rt. 1

147 SACHTLEBEM, JOHN G. SR. Rt. 1 SAMPSON, EAKL Petersburg Greenvi ew 350 acres Rt. 3

SAFFER, GLENN Athens Rt. 1 14 acres

SAMPSON, ROY Petersburg Rt. 1 220 acres

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148 SAMPSON, S. BOY Petersburg SAPP, ELMER Oakford 100 acres Rt. 3 Rt. 1

SATORIUS, MRS. CLARA Tallula acres Rt. 1 200

Greenview R. Rt. 1 SANERT, NILE E. SATORIUS, HELEN & G . 210 acres Rt. 2 325 acres Pete rsburg

SAPP, ELMER Oakford SAYRE ESTATE Petersburg Rt. 1 220 acres Rt. 1 197 acres

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SCHIRDING, JOHN Petersburg Rt. 2 Tenant House

SCHAFER, HARRY W. Petersburg Rt. 1 140 acres

SCHIRDING. MARGARET Petersburg Rt. 2-Hollis Herschel, Tenant 460 acres.

SCHIRDING, JOHN Petersburg SCHIRDING ESTATE Rt. 2 Rt. 1

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SCHIRDING ESTATE Petersburg SCHMIDT, CAIL A Rt. 2-Arthur Stewart, Tenant 600 acres Rt. 2

SCHMIDT, BETHA LOUISE Petersburg SCHMIDT, FRED Athens Rt. 1 136 acres Rt. 2 174 acres

SCHMIDT, LOUISE & BETHA Petersburg Rt. 1 130 acres

SCHMIDT, CAIL A SCHNAPP, LENA Rt. 2 Rt. 1

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SCHONEWEIS, HARVEY BOND, SHUCK Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 2 210 acres

SCHONEWISE, MRS. NANNIE Petersburg SCHUERMEYER, EDWARD C. Rt. 2 23 7 acres Greenview

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SCHOWE, BLUFORD Tallula SCULLY BROS Rt. 1 120 acres Rt. 2

153 SCULLY BROTHERS Greenview SECREST, JOHN T. Rt. 2 Rt. 2

SECREST, IRENE B. Greenview Rt. 2 160 acres

SECREST, JOHN T. Greenview SEWELL, Rt. 2 WALTER Rt. 3

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SECREST, JOHN T. Greenview SEWELL, WALTER Petersburg Rt. 2 81 acres Rt. 3 200 acres

154 SHAVER, BILL Athens SHEPARD, B. C. Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 1 130 acres

SHIPLEY, N. A. Rt. 2

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SHAW, HATTIE & RUTH PIERCE Athens SHIPLEY, ROBERT Rt. l-J. Melvin Finch, Tenant 212 acres Rt. 2 f»

SHORT, MYRLE Green view Rt. 2 10 5 acres

SHONE, COBUS Rt. 1

SHORT, MRS. EVELYN Petersburg SIMMERING, MINERT Rt. 2 Rt. 2 23 acres Green view 320 acres S&3

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Petersburg SKULLEY, BILL SMITH, MRS. CARL Rt. 1 40 acres Rt. 3 Greenview 75 acres 157 SMITH, MRS. C. D. Pleasant Plains SMITH, JESSE K. Oakford Rt. 1 160 acres Rt. 1-Smith Boeker, Tenant 310 acres

SMITH, MRS. C. D. Pleasant Plains SMITH, JESSE Petersburg 80 acres Rt. 2 75 acres

SMITH, IRA A Rt. 1 SMITH. LESLIE Tallula Petersburg 400 acres Rt. 1 181 acres

158 SMOOT, JOHN M. Petersburg Rt. 3 4 acres

SMOOT, PAUL R. Petersburg Rt. 3 122 acres

SOMMERS, FRANK Greenview SNYDER, JOE A Rt. 1 10 6 acres Rt. 1

159 SPARKS, MINNIE C. Oakford Rt.l-Walter Stout, Tenant 410 acres

SPEARS, BEATRICE SPENCE, JOHN R. Rt. 1 Greenview

SPEARS, L. S. Tallula SPONSLER, JIM Petersburg Rt. 1 176 acres Rt. 1

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SPEARS, QUINCY N. Tallula SPRINGFIELD MARINE BANK Rt. 1 Athens

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STEVENS, MRS. JESSE Greenview

STAHL, ALICE ? KIRBY STEVENS, RUSSEL Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 2 80 acres

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STAHL, LOUIS Petersburg STEINKRUGER, ERNEST Rt. 2 70 acres Rt. 1

161 STICE, BYRON U. Tallula STILTZ, E. M. Tallula Rt. 1 130 acres Rt. 1 282 acres #•

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Petersburg STITH, HOMER STRIBLING, HARRY Tallula Rt. 2-Stith Frewert, Tenant 260 acres Rt. 1

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STREEVAL, JAS.& MRS. & Tallula STONE, MRS. BETTY Carl Zessin, Tenant MISS JANIE McCOMBS 6 acres Rt. 1 110 acres

STRIBLING. HARRY A. Tallula STONE, CARROLL Greenview 80 Rt. 1 Rt. 1 acres

163 SUDDETH, CHARLIE Middletown Rt. 1 R9 acres

STONE, W. H. Athens Rt. 1 94 acres

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STOUT, ANDREW SUTTON, MAN FORD Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 1

STOUT, ROBERT E SZEIKNAS, WALTER Rt. 1 Rt. 2

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TERRY, CLYDE E. Petersburg THOLEN, RUDOLF Greenview Rt. 3 6 acres Rt. 1-Kenneth Sampson, Tenant 80 acres

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TERRY, MINA M. & CHAS. F. Petersburg THOMAS, A. Oak ford Rt. 3-Under same name since 1856 101 Rt. 1 51 acres

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Greenview THOMAS, MRS. JOSEPHINE Rt. 1 THOLEN, RUDOLPH — 80 acres Rt. 1 140 acres Petersburg 165 THOMPSON, WILSON Rt. 2 Greenview

THOMAS, MRS. LULA Oak ford THOMSON, ELMER Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 2 95 acres

THOMSON, GLENN B. Rt. 2 Greenview 326 acres

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THOMAS, WALTER II. Oak ford THOMSON, HARRY Petersburg Rt. 1 58 acre Rt. 2 140 acres

166 OHQMSON. ROBERT F Petersburg

TIBBS, J QE W. Petersburg

TIBBS, THOMAS F. TICE HOMER W Petersburg GREEN VIEW 167 M***

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TICE, MRS. KARL Oreenview TILSON, JAMES T. Rt.l 220 acres Rt. 1 Athens 115 acres

TOBIS, HENRY Athens Rt. 1 35 acres

TICE, MRS. STELLA Greenview TOBIAS, HARRY Rt. 1 Rt. 1-Rudolf Beccue, Tenant 175 acres Greenview 99 acres

168 TOBIAS, HERMON Fancy Prairie Rt. 1 80 acres

TOBIES, EMIL Rt. 1 TOMSON, GLEN Petersburg Greenview 255 acres

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TOHOMES, MARY A. TOVIS, JOHN Athens Rt. 1 Rt. 44 acres

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TOMLIN, HARRY C. Tallula TOZER, HARRY C. Rt. 1 Rt. 1 230 acres P/e tersburg 50 acres

169 TRENARY, LI DA I a 1 I u I a TRIPP BROTHERS Rt. 1 80 acres Rt. 1

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TRIPP. JAMES TURNER, FORREST Petersburg Rt. 1 80 acres

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TURNER, MRS. LAURA Rt. 2 VANCE, GEORGE Petersburg Athens Rt. 2 156 acres

Turner, Mary VAN EMAN, HUBERT Greenview Athens

TUTTLE, THALES Petersburg Rt. 2

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UHLREY, GEORGE Petersburg VAUGHN, WALTER Rt. 2 Rt. 3 100 acres Petersburg 20 acres

171 VELDE, ERNEST Greenview Rt. 2 28 5 acres

WAGONER, JOE G. Greenview

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VOGT, MILO Greenview WALKER, JOHN Tallula Rt. 2 300 acres Rt. 1 171 acres

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WATKINS, MRS. DORA Petersburg Rt. 1

WARNER, 0. I. Greenview WATKINS, MRS. DORA Petersburg Greenview 80 acres Rt. 1

WATKINS, MRS. DORA Petersburg Rt. 1 300 acres

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WARREN, MRS. WILLIAM Greenview WATKINS, MRS. DORA Rt. 1 TO acres Rt. 1

173 WATKINS, G. SAM Rt. 2 Petersburg

Rt. WATKINS, G. SAM 2 WATSON, MRS. CHARLES Athens 240 acres Peters burg Rt. 1

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WATTS ESTATE Rt 2 500 acres

WATKINS, WALTER Rt. 1 WATTS ESTATE Greenviei Pe te rsburg Rt. 2

174 WATTS ESTATE Rt 2 WEIDHUNER, F. A. Greenview Greenview • TOO acres Rt. 1

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WEATHERBY, MR. & MRS. EMMETT Fancy Prairie WEIDHUNER, F. A. Rt. 1 Farm in Family over 100 years 100 acres Greenview 235

WEIDHUNER, HARRY B. Greenview Rt. 1 94 acres

WEIDHUNER, CARL Greenview WEIDHUNER, HARRY D Rt. 2 78 acres Rt. 1

175 WEIDHUNER, OTTO H. Greenview Rt. 1 10 acres

WEIGAND, ARTHIF H. Rt. 3 WERNOWSKY, GEORGE H. Petersburg Petersburg 240 acres Rt. 3 96 acres

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WEINWOLE, CORA Rt. 1

WELLS, STUART Athens WERTHEIN, WM. Rt. 2 260 Athens 17P WEST, MRS. JOHN Petersburg Rt? 3

WEST. ALICE J. Petersburg Rt. 3 60 acres

WEST, ALICE J WETHINGTON, JOE T. Rt. 3 Rt. 3

WEST, ALICE J. (ESTATE) Petersburg WHITAKER, MARY SCHIRDING Petersburg Rt. K. Rt. 3-Dwight Cleaves, Mgr. 160 acres 2-Thos. Grosboll, Ten. 640 acres

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WHITLEY, J. L WILOOXON, R. J Rt. 1 Rt. 2

WHITLEY, JAMES Rt. 1

WIEMERS, GEORGE WILHELM, FRANK Petersburg Rt. 2 Rt. 3 120 acres

176 ^p*** WILLSON, BEN Petersburg WINKLEMAN ART Rt. Rt. 1 21 acres 2

WILLSON, HARVE Athens Rt. 2 m I

Greenview WINKELMAN, JOHN R. WINTERBAUER, WILLIAM L. Fancy Prairie Rt. II 160 acres Rt. 1 130 acres

WINKELMANN, MRS. MARY ^ Petersburg WINTERBAUER, PHILIP Rt. 2-Otto Winkelmann, Tenant 135 acres Athens

WINTERBAUER, EDWARD A. WISEMAN, EDWARD Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt. 1

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WISEMAN, ELMER F. WITTLINGER, GEORGE J. Pleasant Plains Athens Rt. 1 160 acres

WISEMAN, LAFYETTE WITTY, MRS. GEORGE Tallult Petersburg Rt. 1 80 acre:

WISMAN, EDWARD WITTY, HOHACE Rt. 1 Rt. 1

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WOHLER, HARRY H. Rt. 1 WOOD, GEORGE Greenview Greenview 106 acres Rt. 2

WOHLER, ROBERT & WILMA Greenview WOOD, GEORGE Greenview Rt. 1 80 acres Rt. 2

WOHLER, WILLIAM Greenview WOOD, GEORGE Rt. 1 106 acres Greenview

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WOOD, CHAS. R. Petersburg WOOD, GEORGE MRS. Petersburg Rt. 3 160 acres Rt. 2-Harraon F. Evers, Tenant 280 acres

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WOODS, HERSHEL Petersburg WORTHINGTON, MRS. ROBERT Petersburg Rt. 1 Rt - 2 98 acres

WOODS, KALVIN I. Petersburg Rt. 3 30 acres

YOAKIM, ALLEN, JR. Athens Rt. 2 1 acre

WORTHINGTON, M. J. ZIHLKE, ALBERT (ESTATE) Rt. 2 - Duroc Hogs Petersburg

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ZUHLKE, ALBERT (ESTATE) ZOOK, ARCHIE Athens Rt. 1-Harry Zuhlke, Tenant Rt. 211 acres

ZUHLKE ESTATE Petersburg Rt. 1-Hermann Leinberger, Ten. 160 acres

M * ZOOK, WALTER Athens WHITE CEMETERY Tallula Rt. 2 179 acres

185 Roster of State Officers

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187 RAILROAD MILEAGE BET WEEN AMERICAN CITIES To estimate the fare between any two cities, multiply the given mllege by the approximate prevailing rate per mile for cither coach or Pullman fare.

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. FOR REMOVING STAINS. Troy Weight. ALABASTER. Use strong soap and water. BLACK SILK. Brush and wipe it- 24 grains=l thoroughly, pwt. 12 ounces=l pound. lay on table with the side intended to show, up; 20 pwta.=l ounce. sponge with hot coffee strained through muslin; Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels. when partly dry, iron. Apothecaries' Weight. TO REMOVE STAINS or GREASE FROM OIL PAINT. Use bisulphide of : carbon, spirits of tur- 20 RTr is=l scruple. 8 drams=1 ounce. pentine, or if it is dry and old, use chloroform. 8 scruples=l dram. 12 ounces=l pound. These and tar spots can be softened with olive oil The ounce and pound in this are the same as and lard. in Troy weight. RUST FROM STEEL. Take half ounce of Avoirdupois Weight. 27 11-32 grains=l dram. 4 quarters=l cwt FRUIT SPOTS FROM COTTONS. Apply cold soap, then touch the spot with 16 drams=l ounce. 2,000 lbs.=l short ton. a nair pencil or feather dipped in 16 ounces=l chlorate of soda, dip immediately pound. 2,240 lbs.=l long ton. in cold water. 25 lbs. =1 quarter. GREASE FROM SILKS. Take a lump of Dry Measure. magnesia, rub it wet on the spot, let it dry, then brush the powder off. 2 pints=l quart. 4 peek- 1 bushel. 8 quarts=l peck. IRON RUST may be removed from white goods 86 bush.-! chaldron. by sour milk. Liquid Measure. SCORCH STAINS FROM WHITE LINEN Lay 4 gills=l pint. 81% gallons=l barrel. in bright sun. 2 pints=l quart. 2 barrels =1 hogshead. MILDEW. Moisten the spot with clean water: 4 quarts=l gallon. rub on it a thick coating of castile soap mixed with chalk scrapings; rub with end of finger, then wash Time Measure. off. 60 second8=l minute. 24 hours=l day. OIL MARKS ON WALL PAPER. Apply paste of cold water and pipe clay, it all 60 minutes=l hour. 7 days=l leave on night, week. brush off in the morning. 28, 29, 30 or 31 days=l calendar month. PAINT SPOT FROM CLOTHING. Saturate (30 days=l month in computing interest.) with equal Darts turpentine and spirits of ammonia. 365 days=l year. 366 days=l leap year. TO CLEANSE HOUSE PAPER. Rub a flannel Long Measure. cloth dipped in oatmeal. CLOTH. one part spirits 12 inches=l foot, BLACK Mix of of 40 rods=l furlong. ammonia with three parts water, rub with f warm 8 eet=l yard. 8 furlong= 1 sta. mile. sponge or dark cloth, clean with water, rub with the bYa yards=l rod. 8 miles=l league. nap. Cloth Measure. FINGER MARKS FROM FURNITURE. Rub with a soft rag and sweet oil. 2V4 inches=l naiL 4 quarters =--1 yard CHROMOS. Go over lightly with a damp linen 4 nails 1 quarter. cloth. Square Measure. ZINC. Rub with a piece of cotton cloth dipped In kerosene, afterwards with a dry cloth. 144sq. inches=lsq. foot 40 sq. rodB=l rood. VEGETABLE STAINS FROM HANDS. Rub 9sq. feet=l sq. yard. 4 roods=l acre. with a slice of raw potato. dOYi, Bq.yards=lsq. rod. 640 acres=l sq. mile. WINDOW GLASS. Paint can fcn removed by a troug solution of soda.

188 TECHNICAL DATA. LIST OF COMMON ELEMENTS To find diameter of a circle multiply circumference WITH SYMBOLS AND ATOMIC by .31831. To find circumference of a circle multiply diameter by 3.1416. WEIGHTS To find area of a curve multiply square of diameter by .7864. To find surface of a ball multiply square of diameter by 3.1416. To find side of an oqual square multiply diameter Aluminum by .8862. To find cubic inches in a ball multiply cube of diameter by .6236. Doubling: the diameter of a pipe increases its capacity four times. Double riveting is from 16 to 20 per cent, stronger than single. One cubic foot of anthracite coal weighB about 63 pounds. One cubic foot of bituminous coal weighs from 47 to 60 pounds. One ton of coal is equivalent to two cords of wood for steam purposes. A gallon of water (U. S. Standard) weighs 8W lbs. and contains 231 cubic inches. There are nine square feet of heating Burtace to each square foot of grate surface. A cubic foot of water contains 7J$ gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62^ lbs. Each nominal horse power of a boiler requires 30 to 35 lbs. of water per hour. To sharpen dull files lay them in dilute sulphuric acid until they are eaten deep enough. A horse power ia equivalent to raising 33,000 lbs. one foot per minute, or 650 lbs. one foot per second. The average consumption of coal for steam boilers is 12 lbs. per hour for each square foot of grate surface. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434 Steam rising from water at its boiling point (212 degrees) nas a pressure equal to the atmosphere (14.7 lbs. to the square inch). LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN ILLINOIS

NEW YEAR' S DAY January 1

LINCOLN' S BIRTHDAY February 12

WASHINGTON' S BI RTHDAY February 22

GOOD FRIDAY Friday immediately before Easter Sun- day each year

MEMORIAL DAY May 30

INDEPENDENCE DAY Jul Y 4

LABOR DAY First Monday in September

COLUMBUS DAY October 12

ARMISTICE DAY November 11

THANKSGIVING DAY The da? bein 8 recom- mended by the Gover- nor or by the Presi-

dent of the U.. S.

CHRI STMAS DAY December 25

ELECTION DAY Election of Members of General Assembly (even number years only)

When such holiday fall on Sunday, the Monday next following shall be held and considered such holiday

190 H2TH0DIST EPISCOPAL CHUKCH (1908) Middletown

IBISH GROVE PBESBYTEEIAN CHDECH (1845) Greenview

191 HICKORY GROVE CHURCH Petersburg

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH (1907) Middletown

192 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Middletown

JOEL HALL CEMETERY Athens

CALVARY CEMETERY (Catholic) Petersburg ROSE HILL CEMETERY (18 58) Petersburg

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FARMERS POINT CEMETERY Petersburg CONCORD CEMETERY

GERMAN CEMETERY Petersburg GREENWOOD CEMETERY Tallula

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WALNUT GROVE CEMETERY Athens SUGAR GROVE CEMETERY ( 18 72) Sweetwater

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OAK FORD CEMETERY Oakford WEST CEMETERY Athens

194 FANCY PRAIRIE GRADE SCHOOL Fancy Prairie

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Greenview ELMWOOD CEMETERY LEBANON CEMETERY Petersburg

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OAKLAND CEMETE1 Petersburg INDIAN POINT CEMETERY HOUSE Athens

HICKORY GROVE CEMETERY Petersburg INDIAN POINT CEMETERY (1821) Athens

195

TALLULA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Tallula BEE GROVE SCHOOL Route 1

AMITY SCHOOL Ashland DAMASCAS SCHOOL-Dist. 37 Menard County m

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Petersburg WALNUT ROW SCHOOL-Dist. 246 Tallulj HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL

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HIGH SCHOOL Middletown

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ATHENS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 1918 Athens WILLIAM G. STRATTON

Governor

Born at Ingelside in Lake County

on February 25, 1914

PAST GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS

Place of birth

Shadrach Bond, Dem Nov. 24, Frederickstown, Md Oct. Edward Coles. Dem Dec. 15, Albermarle County, Va... Dec. Ninian Edwards. Dem' Mar. 17, Montgomery County, Md Dec. John Reynolds. Dem 2 Feb. 26, Montgomery County, Pa. Dec. William L. D. Ewing, Dem 3 Aug. 31, Logan County, Ky Nov. Joseph Duncan. Dem Feb. 22, Paris. Ky Dec. Thomas Carlin, Dem July 18, Fayette County. Ky Dec. Thomas Ford, Dem Dec. 5, 1800 Uniontown, Pa Dec. Dec. 4 . Augustus C. French, Dem . Aug. 2, 1808 HiU.N. H Jan, Joel Aldrich Matteson, Dem Aug. 8, 1808 Watertown, N. Y William H. Bissell, RepS.... Apr. 25, 1811 Painted Post, N. Y John Wood. Rep Dec. 20, 1798 Moravia, N. Y Richard Yates, Rep Jan. IS, 1815 Warsaw, Ky Richard J. Oglesby, Rep July 25, 1824 Oldham County. Ky John M. Palmer. Rep Sept. 13, 1817 Eagle Creek, Ky Richard J. Oglesby, Rep«._. July 25, ls_M Oldham County, Ky John L. Beveridge, Rep July 6, 1824 Greenwich, N. Y Shelby Moore Cullom, Rep 7 Nov. 22, 1829 Wayne County, Ky John M. Hamilton, Rep May 28, 1847 Union County, Ohio Richard J. Oglesby, Rep July 25, 1824 Oldham County, Ky Joseph W. Filer, Rep... Oct. 28, 1840 Staunton, Va John P. Altgeld, Dem Dec. 30, 1847 Felters. Germany John R. Tanner, Rep Apr. 4, 1844 Warrick, County, Ind Richard Yates, Rep Dec. 12. 1M1II Jacksonville

Charles S. Deneen, Rep May 4, E d wards ville Edward F. Dunne, Dem... Oct. 12, Waterville, Conn Frank O. Lowden, Rep Jan. 26, Sunrise, Minn Len Small, Rep June 16, Kankakee Louis L. Emmerson, Rep... Dec. 27, Albion

Henry Horner, Dem 8 Nov. 30, Chicago _ John H. Stelle, Dem. Aug. 10, McLeans boro

Dwight H. Green, Rep Jan. 9, Ligonier, Ind

Adlai E. Stevenson, Dem... Feb. 5, Los Angeles, Calif NUMBER OF CHICKENS - DAIRY CATTLE - ALL CATTLE - HOGS

ILLINOIS - 102 Counties Source: Based on 1953 Data USDA

Points of Interest

STATti FAMS

New Salem dtate Park, "The Lincoln Village," 20 miles northwest of Springfield, on State Routes 123 and 97. 2S0.-1 acres.

PICNIC GBGUNDS Ai;d Ri AESIBE TABLES 3 miles north of Atheus, State .Koute 29.

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