Marshall County Illinois History and Genealogy
Village Index

Villages, Towns and Railroad Stops

Bell Crossing

Broadmore

Camp Grove

Custer

Evans

Henry
UPDATED!

Held

Lacon

La Rose

Lawn Ridge

La Prairie

Lyons

Pattensburg

Porterfield

Holton

Rutland

Saratoga

Sparland

Steuben

Toluca

Varna

Webster

Wenona

Wilburn

 Country Settlements  

Round Prairie  
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Shaw's Point
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Robert's Point
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Henry Prairie  
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

High Prairie
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Yankee Lane
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Belle Plaine
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Half Moon Prairie
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Crow Creek Settlement
(Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

South Whitefield

Pea Ridge

North Steuben

Paper Towns
(Existed on paper only)

Auburn Bristol Centreville  
Chambersburg Dorchester Troy City


Bell Crossing


Broadmore

History of Broadmore


Camp Grove


Custer


Evans Station


Held


Henry

Early History /Accidents /  The Henry Bridge / Historic Fires and Disasters / Prominent Citizens / Manufacturing and Businesses   /   Miscellaneous News Items/  Henry Photos

History of Henry

History of Henry (Ford's Marshall County History - 1860)

Early Henry History

  • Pioneer Life Around Henry (Letters were written by G.M. Locke  to the Henry News Republican in 1921 concerning his father, Silas Locke's journey and early life in Marshall County.)
  • Early Days in Marshall County (Taken from the Henry News Republcian)
  • Visit to Henry (Taken From the Daily Alton Telegraph, March 15, 1853 and the Alton Weekly Courier, Dec 6, 1855) - describes Heny in 1855 and gives a brief history of the village.
  • The population of Henry (June 6, 1857, Courier Newspaper)
  •  A Visit to Henry (May 20, 1880, reprinted in the Henry Republican from the Peoria Democrat)
  • Fishing At Henry (June 5, 1875 Tonica News, Tonica IL)
Accidents

Businesses and Manufacturing

Prominent Citizens
  • The First Postmaster of Henry - (Article written about the early life history of Hooper Warren - Henry News Republican)
  • Death of Wm. B. Duke (As a Banker and Business Man Did Much for the Building Up of This Community)
  • Robert Davis
    • The Wealthiest Farmer in the State of Illinois - Robert Davis (Copied from the El Paso Journal and printed in the Henry Republican June 20, 1878)
    • The Death of Mr. Robert Davis (Henry Republican, November 13, 1879) and The Davis Obsequies (Henry Republican, November 20, 1879)
The Henry Bridge
Historic Fires and Disasters In Henry 
Miscellanous News Items From Early Henry Newspapers, Henry, IL
Burglaries and Thefts
Riverboat News
Photos
  • Henry Photos - donated by Dawn Coen
    • Photo of the Henry Bridge
    • Henry Central Park
    • Henry Lock and Dam


Holton


Lacon

History and Historical Sketches

PHOTOS
Disasters
Miscellaneous News Items


LaRose


La Prairie Center


Lawn Ridge


Lyons


Pattonsburg


Pea Ridge


Rutland


Saratoga (Center)

News From Saratoga (1879 Henry Republican)


Sparland

Village History and Historical Sketches

Pioneers

Disasters
Pictures and Photos
Miscellaneous News


North Steuben


Steuben


Toluca

History of Toluca

The Antioch Christian Church, Toluca, IL

1908 Train Wreck in Toluca
NEWS ITEMS

Shooting at Toluca (July 18, 1901)

Toluca's New Fire Company and Fire Department Ordinance (Sep. 25, 1903)

A Wild African Lion Killed in Marshall County (Taken from the Toluca Star, July 4, 1902)

 Mayor of Toluca Wins Naturalization Papers (Taken from the Henry News Republican, April 23, 1908)

Miscellaneous News Items Taken From the Henry News Republican

  • Raid of Toluca Last Night Nets Big Haul (November 6, 1924)
  • Toluca Feather Factory Closes Down. (August 13, 1925)
  • Match Touched to Leak in Pipe Line Causes Big Fire (September 3, 1925)
  • Great Western Merchantile Company of Toluca Retiring From Business (October 15, 1925)
  • Star Herald at Toluca sold.  (June 17, 1926)
  • Toluca State Bank Closes Its Doors (November 25, 1926)
  • To Drill For Oil Near Toluca (December 30, 1926)
  • Directors and depositors plan to reopen Toluca State Bank (January 27, 1927)
  • E.G. Ball Indicted for violating banking law (May 26, 1927)
  • Survey Being Made To connect Toluca With Hard Road (June 23, 1927)
  • E.G. Ball of Toluca Files Schedule in Bankruptcy Action (June 30, 1927)
  • Professor E.C. Foley Resigns as Superintendent of Toluca Schools. (September 27, 1927)
  • Toluca Bankers Indicted (May 31, 1928)
  • Toluca Has A New Postmaster (July 12, 1928)
  • J.W. Cox of Toluca Buys Two Coal Mines (September 20, 1928)

 The Murder of Sheriff Orville Litchfield and Policeman, John Leonard by Joseph Stemas
TheMost Sensational Murder in Marshall County, Illinois of the 1920's (Taken with permission from the Henry News Republican, September 24, 1925)  - Also included are articles on Stemas capture, the results of the trial and Stemas' death in prison

News Items From the Toluca Star Newspaper  
Miscellaneous news items of interest from the early years of Toluca and Marshall County's History and Growth

Toluca Star Herald, March 22, 1929 edition, Toluca, Illinois

  • Page 1 (High School News, County News, Marriages and Obits)
  • Page 2 (Varna news items, News Items from the past, advertisements)
  • Page 3 - (Toluca Election Notification and lots of advertisement)
  • Page 4  (Bond notice, Local Gossip, Sheriff's Sale, Church News)
  • Page 5 (Advertisement, Local Gossip)
Photos and Pictures


Varna

Village History and Historical Sketches

Family Histories and Photos
Pictures and Photos
Miscellaneous News


Webster


Wenona

Village History and Historical Sketches

Disasters
Pictures and Photos
Wenona Family Histories
Miscellaneous News


 South Whitefield


Wilburn


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