Putnam County Village and Settlement History
Putnam County Village and Settlement
History
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Hennepin |
The Oxbow |
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Condit (Putnam Station) |
Magnolia |
Todd's Point |
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Putnam (Snachwine) |
Union Grove |
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History of Caledonia (Taken From Henry Ford's History of Marshall and Putnam County - 1860)
1845 Business Directory (Taken From the Hennepin Herald and Advertisement, August 23, 1845)
Oxbow and Caledonia (Taken from the Henry Republican - short historical sketch on the rail splitters of Oxbow prairie and the village of Caledonia)
The Sale of Elizabeth Allen's Effects (June 1881, Henry Republican)
January 19, 1899 - Putnam Record
February 23, 1899 - Putnam Record
April 13, 1899 - Putnam Record
May 4, 1899 - Putnam Record
May 18, 1899 - Putnam Record
June 15, 1899- Putnam Record
Clear Creek
Miscellaneous News Items (Local Gossip Column)
Clear Creek Moves and the Magnolia Grange from February 8, 1877
December 5, 1878
May 8, 1879 - John McNabb's 30 year old fence
November 20, 1879
July 22, 1880 (Henry Republican)
History
The History of Florid (Descriptions taken from written histories)
Description of the 1835 Plat of the Village of Florid - Donated by Mike O'Neal
Putnam County - Florid and Mt. Palatine ( Brief Sketch of the Village of Florid and Mt. Palatine and its surrounding prairie. Taken From The Herald and Review, August 23, 1845)
At Florid(Brief sketch in the 1867 Marshall County Republican, Henry Newspaper)
The Trial of A. B. Gurnea (Jan. 18, 1872 - also includes description of Florid and some of its citizens)
Teachers and Education
Putnam County Teachers Institute (At Florid)Taken From the Hennepin Tribune, October 22, 1858
The 1879 Teachers Institute at Florid (Taken From the Henry Republican, January 30, 1879)
1914-1915 Florid School (Teacher, Students, President and Clerk)
1902-1903 Florid School (Teacher, Students by Class, Directors)
Doctors and Medicine
Dr. J. F. O'Neal Moves Practice To Florid (Taken From the Henry Republican, September 3, 1874 - Also several miscellaneous news items)
SCUDDER: The Disciples of "Specific Medication" in Council at Florid - Election of Officers - Clinics, Etc.(Drs. Dr. J. F. O'Neal of Florid, Dr. J. C. Kalb of Henry, Dr. F. C. Gale of Lacon, Dr. Henry Tesmer of Sparland, Dr. A. H. Hatton of LaRose, Dr. Clendenen of LaSalle (Henry News Republican 1877)
Dr. O'Neal Seriously Injured (Henry Republican 1878)
Misc. 1882 news items about Dr. O'Neal from the Putnam Record
Dr. Bickel Moves Practice To Florid (Taken From the Henry Republican, July 1, 1880)
Miscellaneous News Items
Serious Affray at Florid (Putnam Standard, April 12, 1864)
The Farmer's Club of Florid (Taken from the Henry Republican)
Burglary in Florid (Taken from the Henry Republican 1881)
Miscellaneous News Items from 1898 and 1899
Dec 15, 1898 Local News Items - Putnam Record
Jan. 19, 1899 Local News Items - Putnam Record
Feb. 23, 1899 Local News - Putnam Record
March 9, 1899 - Hennepin Herald
May 4, 1899 - George Hawthorne's Accident
Cassell, Daily, Beck and Dinkey Family News Before 1900 (These are local news items that I have collected for my family in Florid, Cottage Hill and vicinity. The articles go from 1844 to 1899.
Cassell, Daily and Beck Family News Items From 1900 to 1909 (These are local news items that I have collected for my family in Florid, Cottage Hill and vicinity.)
Cassell, Daily, Beck and Stoens Family News Items From 1910 to 1915 (These are local news items that I have collected for my family in Florid, Cottage Hill and vicinity.)
Florid, Putnam County, Illinois News From the Past - Local Items Taken From the Henry News Republican (These are local news items that I have collected for my family and their friends in Florid and the surrounding area. The articles go from 1916 to 1937 and there are many pages, so be patient while it loads. Over 100 different Family Names are mentioned. - Nancy Piper
Disasters
Florid School House Burned (Jan. 29, 1908)
NEW!! 06/13/07 History of Granville (Fords History of Putnam County 1860)
History of Granville (History of Putnam County, Illinois from its earliest Settlement to the Year 1876)
At Granville (Brief sketch in the 1867 Marshall County Republican, Henry Newspaper)
December 15, 1898 - Putnam Record
December 22, 1898 - Putnam Record
January 19, 1899 - Putnam Record
February 23, 1899 )- Putnam Record
April 13, 1899 - Putnam Record
May 4 1899 - Putnam Record
(August 3, 1899 - Putnam Record)
October 5, 1899: Auctioneer Col. A. P. Child - Putnam Record
October 19, 1899: Mrs. Margaret French visits - Putnam Record
Photos and Pictures
History and Historical Sketches
NEW 06/16/07!! The History of the Village of Hennepin (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
1845 Business Directory (Taken From the Hennepin Herald and Advertisement, August 23, 1845)
A Sketch of Hennepin (Henry Republican, October 1876 - describes Hennepin, its businesses and some of its citizens.)
Village Elections
1873 Village Election (May 1, 1873 - Henry Republican)
1874 Village Election (April 24, 1874 - Putnam Record)
1875 Village Election (April 23, 1875 - Putnam Record)
1876 Village Election (April 26, 1876 - Putnam Record)
Photos and Pictures
NEW!! 06/13/07 History of Magnolia (Fords History of Putnam County 1860)
History of Magnolia (History of Putnam County, Illinois from its earliest Settlement to the Year 1876)
Magnolia and Mt. Palatine (Brief sketch in the 1867 Marshall County Republican, Henry Newspaper)
Sketch of Magnolia in 1875 (Taken from the Henry Republican - includes a short history of Magnolia and descriptions of local business people and farmers)
Local gossip from April 1875
First steam engine passes through Magnolia
Local gossip June 1, 1882
April 13, 1899 - Local Gossip - Putnam Record
April 20, 1899 - Local Gossip from the Putnam Record
May 18, 1899 - Local Gossip
October 5, 1899 - Local Gossip
History of Mark (Short paragraph from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, 1907)
John McNabb has named his new town (August 24, 1899)
History of Moronts (Short paragraph from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, 1907)
Mt. Palatine
Putnam County - Florid and Mt. Palatine (Brief Sketch of the Village of Florid and Mt. Palatine and its surrounding prairie. Taken From The Herald and Review, August 23, 1845)
Magnolia and Mt. Palatine (Brief sketch in the 1867 Marshall County Republican, Henry Newspaper)
Local News - March 23, 1878 (Taken From the Tonica News, Tonica, IL)
Local News - December 15, 1898 (Taken from the Putnam Record)
Local News Items (Added February 2, 1899 - Putnam Record)
Putnam (Snachwine)
06/16/07 NEW!! OLD PUTNAM (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
06/16/07 NEW!! Snachwine (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
06/26/07 NEW!! Snachwine Settlement (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
Snachwine (Taken from 1876 Speech by Rev. H. Vallete Warren of Granville, Illinois)
Putnam (Taken from
"Past And Present Of Marshall And Putnam Counties"
Published 1907)
Snachwine becomes Putnam (Taken from the Henry Republican, Feb. 3, 1881)
The life of Corlandt R. Condit, Pioneer Settler of Putnam County (Henry Republican Sept. 29, 1870 (Obit))
A Short Sketch on Snachwine (June 25, 1874, Henry Republican)
The Village of Snachwine (Henry Republican 1876 - describes Snachwine, its businesses and citizens)
The Snachwine Tile Factory (Taken From the Henry Republican, Sept. 18, 1879)
Miscellaneous News Items
Mr. and Mrs. N. Harris (The Putnam Record, April 24, 1874)
Society Against Horse Thieving (Henry Republican 1877)
History of Standard (Very short paragraph from the Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties, 1907)
The Oxbow
06/16/07 NEW!! The History of Oxbow Prairie (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
History of the Oxbow (History of Putnam County, Illinois from its earliest Settlement to the Year 1876)
Forgotten Villages
Union Grove
06/16/07 NEW!! The History of Union Grove (Ford's Putnam County History - 1860)
History of Union Grove (History of Putnam County, Illinois from its earliest Settlement to the Year 1876)
The first Sabath school in Putnam County (Description of school given by Smiley Shepherd)
History of West Hennepin (Fords Putnam County History - 1860)
West Putnam
October 5, 1899: Local Gossip - Putnam Record
Putnam County Township History Granville Township
Hennepin Township
Magnolia Township
Senachwine Township
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