Welcome to LaSalle County, Illinois History and Genealogy Hi, my name is Nancy Piper and I am the host for Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle and Marshall Counties. My ancestors came to Illinois over 150 years ago and settled in the tiny village of Florid, which is no longer even a name on a map.  I've always been a "history buff" and these pages let me help share the world my "findings".   If you have any information to add, please E-mail me.   On these pages you will find the information pertaining to the history of LaSalle County.  Our goal is to have available free of charge as much information as possible and will be adding continuously to these pages, so check back often.    I do not live in LaSalle County so, I am unable to do any personal research.   May 2013 Biographies FOSSEEN Manley L - Transcribed by Anna Parks; Funk William A - Transcribed by Nancy Overlander Deaths Obits: Edward 'Beanie' Cresto, Frank E. Cresto, Lucille Hulse - nee Cresto, Mayme V. Cresto, Robert J. Challenger - submitted by Denise Parsons County History Rachel (Hall) Munson's Account of the Indian Creek Massacre First Hand account of the massacre and abduction of the Hall Girls - told by Mrs. Rachel (Hall) Munson -The Ottawa Free Trader; Ottawa, Illinois Friday June 5, 1846 Vol VI-No. 50. - Transcribed by: Sharon Witt March 2013: Bio: WILLIAM HARRISON WARD - Submitted by M.K.Krogman October 2012: Obituary: George E. Bry - Submitted by Denise Parsons; Oscar N. Anderson - Transcribed by Richard Ramos September 2012 Updates: Tonica - News: W. A. McGrew Injured in Sleighing Accident (1883); Rutland - News: German Church at Rutland Burns (1926) August 2012 Updates: Robert N. Newton Drowned Himself in the Illinois River at Ottawa (1911) - Submitted by FOFG Births Biographies Census Cemeteries Deaths Photos Marriages Wedding Anniversaries County History Family History Township History Village History Military Pioneers Railroad Newspaper Links and Information site search by freefind advanced

Biographies, Homepages, and Family Pictures NEW!!  The Ewing Family - Contributed by Linda Stewart  Nadler Family Photos  - Contributed by Tracy McIntosh PipersPages:   My family history which includes biographies on the LaSalle County families such as Dinkey, Norton and other related families) Rosemary's Family Connections (Good website for genealogical information for the families of BAUMGARDNER, BURR, COOK, COWGILL, EBBS, ISHAM,  LOOMIS, MASSIE, PALASCHAK, PROMENSCHENKEL, STOCKING, WARWICK, and WIRICK.  John Hossack of Ottawa, Illinois  (Great website by Jay W. Preston dedicated to the history of John Hossack, "Canal Builder. Grain and Lumber Merchant. Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Crusader for Human Rights and Liberty. Man of God.") Stu Wilson's Family Tree Page  (Very good website for genealogical information. Stu has the following LaSalle Co. surnames listed Brown, Eades, Gray, Newman, Springer, Woodruff, and White.) THIEMANN/THIEMAN Family Web Pages (Very nice pages by Roger L. Thiemann on his family history.  Roger also has a familytreemaker page with some nice family photos at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/h/i/Roger-L-Thiemann/index.html) The Schmitt Family Photo  - donated by Terri Davison Silas Washington Bardwell   - Contributed by Perry Ward Jr. Unknown family photos (link) - Contributed by Sarah Ferguson Potter Sarah writes "I have some pictures from Grundy County and a few from La Salle, Illinois that need identifying they are believed to be from the Ferguson, Kay, and Steel families. But I don't know really who any of them are. TheLa Salle photos could be from the family of David T. Allan (originallly of La Salle) and his first wife Jessie Barr. Later he went on to marry Isabelle Ferguson, but didn't have any children with him b/c they were in their 40's when they married." (If you have a LaSalle County Family  Genealogy or History Homepage and you'd like to have linked here, please let me know. )  EMAIL Information Sources LASALLE COUNTY USEFUL LINKS LaSalle County Government Page   LaSalle Public Library The Illinois-Michigan Canal  (Wonderful page published by the Canal Corridor Association.  Includes history of the canal, tour information and calendar of events for the coming year) Westclock (History of the old Westclock Factory) LaSalle County Genealogy Guild La Salle County Community Links The Village of North Utica (Website provided by North Utica:  Includes history, area information, and tourist attractions) Welcome to Seneca Illinois (Informational website for Seneca. Includes the history of the village.) Helpful Links and surrounding counties Putnam County, IL History and Genealogy Marshall County, IL History and Genealogy Lee County, IL History and Genealogy Woodford County, IL History and Genealogy Grundy County IL History and Genealogy Livingston County IL  History and Genealogy The Illinois State Archives   (On-line data bases of the following records:  Public Domain Land Sales, Spanish-American War, Black Hawk War, Civil War) Back to Illinois Trails County Page Back to Illinois Trails Main Page