Early McLean County, Illinois Settlers
The below listing is the Table of Contents from the original printing of:
The Good Old Times in McLean County; Illinois; Dr. E. Duis; Bloomington; 1874
This book is located at the Peoria, Peoria County, IL, Main Library.
Call No. Ref 977.359 DUI
The below listing contains the names and dates of settlement of the
early settlers by township.
Transcribed by: Candi Horton ©2004.
| Allin Township | |
| Presley T. Brooks | Winter of 1830 |
| Greenberry Larison | 1831 |
| Richard A. Warlow | Fall of 1834 |
Arrowsmith Township |
|
| John B. Thompson | Oct., 1829 |
| Jacob Smith | 1833 |
Bloomington Township |
|
| John Hendrix | Spring of 1822 |
| John W. Dawson | Spring of 1822 |
| John Dawson | June, 1822 |
| William Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Thomas Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| John B. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| James K. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Oliver H. P. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Rev. Ebenezer Rhodes | Spring of 1824 |
| Jeremiah Rhodes | Spring of 1824 |
| William H. Hodge | Spring of 1824 |
| William R. Goodheart | Fall of 1824 |
| William Evans, Sr. | 1824 |
| William Dimmitt | 1825 |
| Robert Guthrie | 1826 |
| Rev. Robert E. Guthrie | 1826 |
| Adam Guthrie | 1826 |
| David Cox | 1826 |
| William McCullough | 1826 |
| Dr. Isaac Baker | July, 1827 |
| George Hinshaw, Jr. | July, 1827 |
| Dr. William Lindley | 1828 |
| Hon. James Allin | 1829 |
| William H. Allin | 1829 |
| Jonathan Maxson | Sept., 1830 |
| David Simmons | Fall of 1830 |
| Hon. John Moore | Oct., 1830 |
| Amasa C. Washburn | 1831 |
| Dr. Stephen Ward Noble | 1831 |
| Abraham Stansberry | 1832 |
| James C. Harbord | Oct., 1832 |
| Ephraim Platte | Spring of 1833 |
| Hon. James B. Price | Oct., 1833 |
| George Price | Oct., 1833 |
| John L. Price | Oct., 1833 |
| Lewis Bunn | 1833 |
| William C. Warlow | 1833 |
| John Lindley | 1833 |
| Allen Withers | 1833 |
| Dr. John F. Henry | 1833 |
| General A. Gridley | Fall of 1834 |
| Judge David Davis | 1835 |
| Elder William T. Major | 1835 |
| Chastine Major | 1835 |
| Dr. Laban S. Major | 1835 |
| Dr. John M. Major | 1835 |
| Thomas Fell | Oct., 1835 |
| John Magoun | 1835 |
| Thomas Jefferson Karr | 1835 |
| Hon. James Miller | 1835 |
| William H. Temple | 1835 |
| James Depew | 1835 |
| Matthew H. Hawks | 1835 |
| Samuel Lander | Fall of 1835 |
| William Thomas | Spring of 1836 |
| Thomas Williams | Spring of 1836 |
| Kersey H. Fell | Spring of 1836 |
| William F. Flagg | 1836 |
| Judge John E. McClun | Spring of 1837 |
| Abraham Brokaw | Spring of 1837 |
| Andrew W. Scoggin | 1837 |
| Dr. C. Wakefield | 1837 |
| William O. Viney | Aug., 1837 |
| John T. Gunnell | 1837 |
| John W. Billings | 1837 |
| Henry Richardson | 1837 |
| Joshua Fell | 1837 |
| Jonathan Glimpse | 1837 |
| Dr. Henry Conkling | Fall of 1838 |
Cheney's Grove Township |
|
| Jonathan Cheney | 1825 |
| Hon. William Haines Cheney | 1825 |
| George Cheney | 1825 |
| James Vanscoyoc | 1829 |
| Thomas Cunningham | 1829 |
| King Solomon Cunningham | 1829 |
| James R. Means | March, 1830 |
| Ephraim S. Myers | April, 1830 |
| William Riggs | 1830 |
| Snowden Ball | 1831 |
| Hilleary Ball | 1831 |
| William K. Stansberry | Oct., 1833 |
| Otha Owen | Sept., 1834 |
| Joseph Newcom | 1835 |
| Isaac Stansberry | 1836 |
Dale Township |
|
| Robert Johnson | Dec., 1828 |
| William Beeler | Fall of 1830 |
| William Beeler, Jr. | Fall of 1830 |
| Jesse Hill | Oct., 1830 |
| Abram Enlow | Fall 1835 |
| Richard Rowell | Oct., 1836 |
Danvers Township |
|
| Ebenezer B. Mitchel | March, 1825 |
| Hon. Matthew Robb | Spring of 1827 |
| Thomas McClure | Spring of 1827 |
| Robert McClure | Spring of 1827 |
| Jonathan Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| Uriah S. Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| William F. Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| James O. Barnard | March, 1828 |
| James G. Reyburn | Sept., 1828 |
| Levi Danley | Feb., 1829 |
| The Conger Family | 1829 |
| Isreal W. Hall | 1834 |
| Jeremiah S. Hall | 1834 |
| John Hay | 1834 |
| George F. Hay | 1834 |
| Jonathan B. Warlow | 1834 |
Downs Township |
|
| Lawson Downs | 1829 |
| William Weaver | 1832 |
| William Bishop | 1833 |
| Elias H. Hall | 1833 |
| John Price | 1834 |
| Rev. Sylvester Peasley | Fall of 1834 |
| Alexander P. Craig | Fall of 1834 |
| Henry Welch | March, 1835 |
| Hon. John Cusey | Fall of 1836 |
| Samuel Troop Richardson | Summer of 1838 |
Dry Grove Township |
|
| Henry Vansickles | 1826 |
| Stephen Webb | July, 1827 |
| George M. Hinshaw | July, 1827 |
| Benjamin S. Beeler | Oct., 1830 |
| Ormond Robison | 1832 |
| John Enlow | Fall of 1835 |
| Eleazer Munsell | Spring of 1837 |
Empire Township |
|
| R. Franklin Dickerson | 1825 |
| Henry C. Dickerson | 1825 |
| Thomas Buckles | 1827 |
| James H. Conaway | Feb., 1828 |
| Esek E. Greenman | July, 1829 |
| Otho Merrifield | 1829 |
| Henry Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| Daniel Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| James H.L. Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| Silas Waters | Nov., 1830 |
| James Bishop | May, 1831 |
| Thomas Jefferson Barnett | April, 1832 |
| Abram Buckles | 1832 |
| James Kimler | 1832 |
| Hiram Buck | 1833 |
| Hon. Malon Bishop | 1834 |
| Thomas D. Gilmore | 1836 |
Funk's Grove Township |
|
| Hon. Isaac Funk | April, 1824 |
| Robert Funk | 1824 |
| Robert Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| Absalom Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| John Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
Gridley Township |
|
| William M. McCord | 1827 |
| John R. Messer | March, 1829 |
| John Sloan | Nov., 1835 |
| Jonathan Coon | April, 1836 |
| Isaiah Coon | July, 1837 |
| James S. Coon | July, 1837 |
| George W. Cox | 1837 |
Hudson Township |
|
| Young Bilbrey | 1827 |
| Joseph Messer | March, 1829 |
| Jesse Havens | Dec., 1829 |
| Hiram Havens | Dec., 1829 |
| Benjamin Wheeler | 1830 |
| John Smith | 1830 |
| Albert Y. Phillips | 1830 |
| Isaac Turnipseed | Spring of 1831 |
| Elijah Priest | July, 1834 |
| Samuel Lewis | May, 1836 |
| Samuel H. Lewis | May, 1836 |
| James T. Gildersleeve | Fall of 1836 |
| Joseph D. Gildersleeve | Fall of 1836 |
| Jacob H. Burtis | Winter of 1836 |
| Enoch A. Gastman | March, 1838 |
Lawndale Township |
|
| David Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| William B. Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| Martin Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| Martin Batterton | Fall of 1833 |
Lexington Township |
|
| Jacob Spawr | Fall of 1826 |
| George Spawr | Fall of 1827 |
| Joseph Brumhead | 1828 |
| Henson B. Downey | 1828 |
| John Haner | Fall of 1828 |
| Bejamin Patton | 1828 |
| Patrick Hopkins | 1830 |
| Peter Hefner | 1830 |
| John Dawson | Dec., 1832 |
| Croghan Dawson | Dec., 1832 |
| James Adams | Fall of 1834 |
| Shelton Smith | Fall of 1834 |
| Milton Smith | Fall of 1835 |
| Thomas McMackin | Fall of 1838 |
Martin Township |
|
| William Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Lytle R. Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Curtis Batterton | Spring of 1837 |
Money Creek Township |
|
| Jesse Trimmer | June, 1826 |
| Henry Moats | Fall of 1829 |
| William Stretch | Fall of 1830 |
| Albert Ogden | Fall of 1831 |
| William Wilcox | June, 1832 |
| John Ogden | Fall of 1832 |
| James McAferty | Dec., 1832 |
| Dr. Ethan McAferty | Dec., 1832 |
| Samuel Ogden | Fall of 1833 |
| Jonathan Ogden | Fall of 1833 |
| Madison Young | 1833 |
| James R. Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Wesley F. Bishop | Fall of 1836 |
| William Crose | 1837 |
Mount Hope Township |
|
| George M. Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| Jesse Stubblefield | 1825 |
| William Hieronymus | Fall of 1828 |
| Enoch Hieronymus | Fall of 1828 |
| John Hougham | Fall of 1831 |
| Westley Hougham | Fall of 1831 |
| John Longworth | 1836 |
Old Town Township |
|
| Lewis Case | July, 1833 |
| Harvey Bishop | 1833 |
| F.R. Cowden | 1834 |
Padua Township |
|
| William Evans, Jr. | 1825 |
| Daniel Jackson | Oct., 1830 |
| Jeremiah Greenman | Fall of 1834 |
| John Bishop | March, 1832 |
| Adolphus Dimmick | Fall of 1832 |
| Josiah Horr | Oct., 1836 |
Randolph Township |
|
| Alfred M. Stringfield | Spring of 1823 |
| Thomas O. Rutledge | Fall of 1824 |
| Robert H. Rutledge | Fall of 1824 |
| Jesse Funk | Dec., 1824 |
| George C. Hand | Dec., 1825 |
| Nathan Low | 1829 |
| Purnel Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Richard Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Purnel Passwaters, Jr. | Spring of 1830 |
| Enoch J. Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Clement Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Jacob Bishop | Sept. 1830 |
| Matthew Covardale | Fall of 1830 |
| Samuel Stewart | Fall of 1831 |
| John H. Stewart | Fall of 1831 |
| David Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| William C. Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| Joseph K. Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| Dr. Harrison Noble | 1833 |
| Walter Karr | March, 1834 |
| William Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| John F. Rust | Spring of 1834 |
| William M. Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| Harvey J. Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| Campbell Wakefield | June, 1835 |
| Dr. Thomas Karr | Oct., 1835 |
| William Karr | Oct., 1835 |
| George Martin | Oct., 1835 |
Towanda Township |
|
| Jesse Walden | Fall of 1828 |
White Oak Township |
|
| John Benson, Sr. | 1823 |
| John Benson, Jr. | 1823 |
| James Benson | 1823 |
| William T.T. Benson | 1823 |
| Elisha Dixon | 1828 |
| Smith Denman | Sept. 1829 |
| Abraham Carlock | Spring of 1831 |
| Stephen Taylor | Fall of 1837 |
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