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LEECH TOWNSHIP

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First Settlers

Isaac Harris

ELIZABETH  Shrewsbury HARRIS

Cadwaller Jones

John Jones

Gen. Samuel Leech

George McCown

DR. N. P. MERRIT

Robert H. Morris

WILLIAM SCOTT

Landmarks & Towns

BAREFOOT

BIG CREEK

BRIAR BRANCH

DEVIL'S HALF ACRE

Golden Gate

GUM CORNER

HUNTSINGER HILL

KING CREEK

Scottsville

TERRAPIN RIDGE

MARS HILL

Old Iron Bridge

OLD RIVER

OWEN CREEK 

WHITE OAK SLOUGH

Schools

Allison School

Chandler School

Johnson School

Mars Hill School

Wabash School

Wagner School

Wild Rose School

Windle School

Woods School

 

Leech Township lies in the southeast corner of Wayne County, having the following boundaries, to wit: North, by Massillon Township; east, by Edwards County; south, by White County; and west by Barnhill Township. Its limits comprise Congressional Townships Town 2 south, Range 9 east, and the north half of Town 3 south, Range 9 east. The surface of this township is diversified between woodland and prairie. iii

 

First known as the Wabash Voting Precinct and later named Leech Voting Precinct, in honor of Col. Samuel Leech, and finally organized as a township in 1859. Leech Township is known to have had the first settlers in what is now Wayne County.  The very first settler in Leech Township is disputed between the two families of Isaac Harris and Cadwallader Jones. One man settled in the one the east side of the county Cadwallader Jones ( NE NE sec 25) while Isaac Harris settled on the west side ( NE quarter of section 31) Either way both men were the first settlers of the area.

 

Isaac Harris and his wife Jennie CAMPBELL ii are said to have lived in a cave before building their cabin on the S. E. quarter of the S. W. quarter of the N. E. quarter of section 31, T2S, R9E. Isaac’s brothers Gilham, Elijah, and Nathan also settled in the area sometime between 1814 – 1816 depending on the source. [i] The original origins of the Harris family is said to have been out of Virginia, [ii] and moving first into Kentucky and then settled in Illinois. Isaac Harris fought at Tippecanoe late in the year 1811 and was at the battle of Thames when Tecumseh was killed in October of 1813.

 

Isaac Harris, left his Kentucky home with a few provisions and cooking utensils packed on horses, and followed a dim Indian trail to the territory now comprised in Wayne County --- then a perfect wilderness.  Mr. Harris was the first white man to settle and build a house in our county.  The site chosen was a high bluff at the edge of the Wabash bottoms, nine miles southeast of Fairfield.  A large spring at the foot of the bluff was doubtless an attraction.  Thomas Harris, ex-Supervisor of Leech Township, now lives on the exact site of the first building erected in Wayne County.  This first cabin had a dirt floor and its size is shown by Mrs. Goodwin's statement as to the carpet used.  Four bear skins, cut square, filled the cabin and made a luxurious carpet.  The daily food of the pioneers was corn meal, hominy, bear meat, venison, honey and sassafras tea.  The meal and hominy were ground in a mortar made out of a stump, a wooden maul attached to a spring pole being the pestle.  The breadstuff for each day was pounded up before breakfast.  Mrs. Goodwin thinks she has ground over a hundred bushels of corn in this way.  The grist was sieved and the finer portion called meal, the coarser hominy.  These mortars were used for three years.  Bear meat was plentiful, Mr. Harris killing four or five a week.  Venison was not a rarity in a household where the head of the family has been known to kill nineteen deer before breakfast as Mr. Harris did.  But this was doubtless an unusually good morning for deer.  Mr. Harris' method of bringing home honey when out on a hunt was decidedly aboriginal.  When he found a bee-tree, he would kill a deer, take off the skin in a way best suited to the use he had for it, fill the skin with honey, tie up the holes made by the legs and neck, throw it across his horse and make his way homeward.  Honey was so abundant that great wooden troughs were provided for it.[iii]

Isaac and Jennie children were:

Elizabeth “Betsy” married 1) Stephen Meritt 2) James Goodwin

Sally Hooper

Meritt Harris

Stephen  M. Harris (died in Thomas County, Kansas Aug 17, 1898)

Lemuel Hatch Harris married Elizabeth SHREWSBERRY daughter of Daniel Shrewsberry, (1821 – 1863)

Gilham Harris was enlisted in 1812 as an Illinois Ranger under the command of Capt. Willis Hargraves

MRS. ELIZABETH  HARRIS, Burnt Prairie, was born August 16, 1822, in Breckinridge County, Ky.  She is a daughter of Samuel Shrewsbury, a native of Virginia.  He came to Wayne County, Ill., January 14, 1841, and after raising one crop, moved to White County, where he died.  His father, Dabney Shrewsbury, was born and died in Virginia.  The mother of our subject, Polly (Kurrens) Shrewsbury, was a native of North Carolina.  She died in Wayne County, leaving four children --- Elizabeth (our subject), Minerva Palmer, Mary Meeks and Nancy S. Harlan.  Our subject was reared in Kentucky.  She came to Illinois with her parents, and was married December 15, 1842, in White County, to Mr. Lemuel Hatch Harris, youngest child of Isaac Harris, one of Wayne County's oldest and most worthy pioneers, who came here in 1814.  He first settled in the southern part of Illinois in 1812, but when the war broke out that year, and to the dangers of wild beasts who inhabited the dark forest was added the greater danger from the still wilder men of the woods, the prowling, treacherous Indian, Mr. Isaac Harris deemed it best to move back to Kentucky, from where he entered the army as a volunteer, and participated in many thrilling scenes and famous battles, in what is known in history as the war of 1812.  With the return of peace came the longing for pioneer life for which nature had so well endowed him, and having heard of the fertile region on the Wabash, he removed his family to what was afterward called Wayne County.  Here he reared his family, and finally passed away to that better land from whose bourn no traveler returns.  His son, L. H. Harris, who married our subject, was a farmer by occupation, owning at his death 360 acres of land.  He is the father of thirteen children, of whom ten are now living --- Mary J. Murphy, James L., Rosan, Indiana S., Lucy P., Wilson B., Sarah I., Emeline D. Simpson, Martha Ida, Eliza E.  Mr. Harris died in this county.  His memory is cherished by all who came in contact with him.  The whole family are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Page 109 - 110 iii

WILLIAM SCOTT, blacksmith, Wabash, as born August 25, 1826, in Albion, Edwards County, Ill.  He is a son of William Scott, Sr., a native of New York; he was a blacksmith by occupation, and died in this county.  He was one of the first settlers of Edwards County, where he lived a number of years before he came to Wayne County.  At the age of sixteen, he offered his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and fought gallantly for the cause of freedom.  The mother of our subject was Jan (Ewing) Scott, a native of Virginia.  She died in this county being the mother of fourteen children, of whom our subject is the only one living.  He was educated in Albion, Ill., where he also learned the blacksmith trade, partly with his father, and partly with George Johns.  This occupation he has followed ever since, and became quite an expert in many branches of his vocation.  He lived a good part of his early life alternately in this and Edwards County, but did not settle here permanently till 1857.  On the 8th day of June, 1848, Mr. Scott was married to Miss Narcissa Hunt, born September 27, 1832, in Edwards County, Ill.; her father, Thomas Hunt, was a native of Kentucky, while her mother, Mary (Edmonson) Hunt, was a native of Indiana.  Five children now living are the result of this happy union --- Alfred W., born October 30, 1849,  is married to Cynthia Copland; Laura, born February 7, 1851, is the wife of John Straup; Emma, wife of Nathan Dempsey, was born December 19, 1853; Minetta, wife of Henry T. Skiner, was born January 14, 1856; Francis E., who married Parthenia Copland, was born March 9, 1858.  Mr. and Mrs. Scott are religiously connected with the Christian Church, and he is a member of the G A. R., to which membership he was entitled by his military career, which is as follows:  In the spring of 1864, Mr. Scott enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company H, Capt. W. H. Jones.  After a six months' service, he returned home, having been stationed mostly in Columbus, Ky., but also participating in different engagements. Page 112 – 113 iii

NOTE this proves to be wrong! His headstone in Scottsville Cemetery reads June 17, 1797 Onondagua Co. N. Y. died Dec 4, 1847 Pvt. Warden’s Co. Swifts N. Y. War of 1812

 

DR. N. P. MERRIT, physician, Wabash, was born December 20, 1826, in Breckinridge County, Ky.  His father was the celebrated Dr. John W. Merrit, a native of Virginia.  He died in Sullivan, Ind.  He received his medical education in St. Louis, Mo., in 1831, following his profession in Illinois, Kentucky, and Indianapolis, Ind.  It may be said with truth that Dr. John W. Merrit was one of the most noted physicians in his day, making chronic diseases a specialty.  The grandfather of our subject was Nathaniel P. Merrit, a native of South Carolina and a farmer by occupation.  He died in Seymour, Jackson County, Ind.  The great grandfather of Dr. Merrit was Stephen Merrit, who emigrated from South Carolina to Tennessee, where he farmed with success.  Dr. Merrit's mother was Lucretia (Pyle) Merrit, a native of Maryland.  She died in 1838, in Illinois.  She was a daughter of Col. William Pyle, a native of Scotland, as was also his wife.  Col. Pyle was an officer on George Washington's staff in the Revolutionary war.  In one of the many engagements in which he participated, he had his queue shot off, and for many years the lock of hair was kept as a relic in the Pyle family.  Mrs. Lucretia Pyle was the mother of eight children, of whom our subject is the only one living.  He was educated in Shelbyville, Ky., receiving his medical education in Indianapolis, Ind., and Cincinnati, Ohio, where he graduated in 1877.  The Doctor followed his profession in Greene County,  Ind., and in Wayne County, to which he came in 1871, enjoying a large practice and the esteem of the people in the surrounding counties, especially in Edwards County.  In the summer of 1864, when the war cloud was hanging over this beautiful country,  Dr. Merrit offered his services, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon, by Gov. Morton, to the Thirty-first Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, staying with the regiment till December 8, 1865, when it was mustered out in Victoria, Texas, after which he returned home and resumed the practice of his noble profession, having enriched his experience by his army service.  The Doctor was married twice.  His first wife, Eliza Cheneoworth, died, leaving five children. viz.:  Melville, Mary, Susan, Robert, and Grace, deceased.  The Doctor's present wife, Nellie (Nicholson) Merritt, born March 27, 1845, in Kentucky, is the daughter of Ludwick and Paulina (Warmouth) Nicholson.  Three children are the result of this happy union, viz.: James F., Morris F. and French Le Ford.  The Doctor is an I. O. O. F., Opell Lodge, No. 99.  He is a Republican and served the people in the capacity of Township Supervisor. Page 111 iii

 

Cadwaller Jones was a ranger in the War of 1812, a Lt. Col. 3rd regiment 2nd brigade on the Black Hawk War. He built his cabin on Section 25 T2S, R9E. He would at a later date move to Edwards County. Cadwaller’s brother john stayed in Leech township and in fact taught school in his brothers cabin. John also designed many of the quilts and covers made at the time.

 

Robert H. Morris came to Leech Township in 1818. He was the son of Robert Morris who signed the Declaration of Independence.

 

Old Iron Bridge or Scotts bridge was built on sec 21 T2S R9E finished in 1865 at a cost of $4,000

Noticeable among the many substantial improvements made in Leech Township is that of the building of the iron bridge across the Little Wabash, on Section 21, Township 2 south, Range 9 east. Previous to the erection of this structure, great difficulty was ofttimes experienced in crossing the river, the course of which divides the township into two divisions, and the settlements on either side were quite distinct from each other. The bridge was built by contract for the county in 1865, at a total expense of about $4,000 and 12,000 acres of swamp land. iii

GOLDEN GATE

Golden Gate, located on the Southern Railroad line, 8 miles to the southeast of Fairfield and in Leach Township is one of the most prosperous little towns of which Wayne County boast, nestling closely within the heart of its richest and most fertile agricultural district. Its lands are well drained by the many small streams as they wind their way through field and woodland in the rich valley and timbered bottoms of the Little Wabash. The sound of saw and hammer is heard in every direction; churches, schools, homes, mills and granaries dot her acres on every hand. The scenes and surroundings present to the mind’s eye the earliest dawn of this wonderful section and it’s subsequent development. Wonderful in many ways; wonderful from the fact that only a few decades ago, the town site was but a wilderness, practically untouched by the hand of man in its settlement and its acres of waving grass and belts of timber growth were profuse in their presence and preponderant as a feature; wonderful that this grassy waste has transformed into a live and hustling trade center of almost a thousand souls, and the fertile adjacent land made to respond to the husbandman’s touch and the tall and stalwart timber to yield to the woodsman’s ax; waving fields of golden grain and blossoming orchards present to the observing eye a panorama of beauty as wonderful as it is beautiful. Remarkable in many ways is this quiet, yet thriving village. [iv]

 

The Golden Gate Post Office established when name changed from Beech Bluff on 18 Oct 1888.  Name was further changed to Goldengate on 23 Feb 1895.  Incorporated as a village on 14 May 1897 as Golden Gate.  Railroad  shows as Goldengate.  Population in 1960 was 156.  Possibly named because one man refused to give the right for the railroad to cross his land.  He had gates on his porch to keep stock off.  One day he took down the gates, the house was moved, the railroad continued.  Some say that money was paid and called it the Golden Gate.vi

Golden Gate
An Evolution of Twenty-five Years in Eastern Wayne

A thriving Village Takes the Place of a Howling Wilderness of a Few Years Ago.

The Wayne County Press
         14 Jan 1897

On Saturday afternoon, August 10, 1870, the last load of the winter’s supply of wood was being hauled by an elderly, but prosperous farmer, and his three sturdy sons, aged seventeen and down successively, near Bone Gap. The summer’s work was all done ‘Twas two months till winter’s school would begin and the good farmer knew well that the months of idleness that must surely follow would not add greatness to their destiny, so he thus addressed them: “Boys, what shall we do?” they pondered. It was the philosophy of one to buy some timber land and clear and cultivate it. Having a son-in-law (Mr. Clark), near what is now Ellery, through him was learned the fact that one Mr. Henderson had an eighty acre tract of land he was anxious to sell, lying somewhere northwest on the Little Wabash river. We said land, but the fact of the matter was that it was a compound mixture of land and water, the latter, if anything, predominating. An appointment was made with the gentleman and all concerned were to meet at a given point at a certain date and more detailed examination was to be held. Arrangements were carried out, and all came on horseback for it would not have been wise to have come any other way. After several miles of plunging, dashing, splashing, turning, winding, dodging and stooping, frequent dismounts and hunting, they found a stone marking the corner of a section, standing at which, with the aid of a compass, they determined the “lay of the land.” The prospective buyers then began a more detailed examination of the surroundings. ‘Twas plain enough that the land would not need irrigation, though here and there where were visible spots of terra firma, it gave evidence of vast fertility, which was further attested by the vast trees and all things botanical. The owls, the frogs, and other amphibious denizens of the place, all in their destined way, seemed to welcome the sturdy pioneers. The old logs and tree-tops, partly submerged beneath the slimy ooze, had no charm, especially for the boys, and they questioned the advisability of buying such land. A “council of war” was held, and the older heads of those interested prevailed. They would buy. The theory that it was more expedient to drain than to irrigate, ruled their action. The consideration agreed upon was four large oxen and twenty-five dollars in cash.

On August 18th, equipped becomingly for an expedition of that nature, they besought their new home. They inspected the whole tract for a dwelling. A tall, slender, straight tree, of the genus “gum,” was first to bow to their sturdy stroke, and the godly father, having, from his youth up, been actuated in all things by a deep religious feeling, and realizing the seriousness of the undertaking, the obstacles they must overcome, the dangers to life, health, etc., gathered the sons around him and thus addressed them: “The whole future, for weal or woe, prosperity or misfortune, for success or failure, wealth or poverty, life or death, lies now before you. This is a serious undertaking. You will make this your home. All we now have is our strength and a trust that all will be well. Let us invoke God’s blessings upon us and our work.” There, partially overcome by feelings of emotion, in the depths of the forest gloom, no audience save themselves and the dominant owls, frogs, and snakes, they godly sire commended the whole affair into the hands of he infinite.

Reader, you cannot understand the situation; you cannot, unless you have seen typical bottom land as it was here thirty years ago. As far as civilization goes they were on an island in the middle of the Pacific. In progress and surroundings it was as four hundred years ago. The natives, what few had “squatted” around on knolls, were frequently seen in costumes fashioned after Father Adam’s primitive style of tailoring, and they lived by the rod and gun. No schools, no churches, no books, no papers, no roads, no bridges, no society, no associations for pastime save that which was exhausted in an old time “frolic,” or dance; no virtue, no enlightenment; only aversion to progress, education and civilization, as modern people define it.

Well, winter came, finding them with a goodly number of acres devoid of small trees and brush, and a house ready for the roof, when they returned to their Bone Gap home for the winter’s schooling.

Spring returned and with it renewed energy and determination. The house was finished and a crop put in. More land was cleared and an adjoining eighty was purchased. This mode of procedure was followed for several years. In the meantime the sons had married, other homes were built, a sawmill was procured with which to utilize the vast timber resources, Mr. Leach, himself, hauling the lumber to Albion to sell. Grandsons came to bless the lonely homes. Other people, with capital, were attracted by the big crops of everything agricultural, and who ceased to longer hold the action of Rev. Leach in ridicule for buying swamps. They now saw the policy of such action. Ditches long, deep and wide – had demonstrated that it was possible to make tillable land from swamps.

Time passed on, tiling took the place of open ditches, roads and bridges took the places of hog-paths and fords. A schoolhouse was built and before the proper seating had been arranged, Rev. D. B. Leach held a three weeks’ meeting and an association of M. E. people was formed, consisting of six members. That little band of faithful workers was the nucleus around which were gathered many others, and continued until Sunday, September 8th, 1895, when a neat edifice was dedicated to the worship of God. It partakes largely of the aristocratic. The prayers of the good father have been answered, his desires consummated, his anticipations realized, his ambitions reached. He still lives, though the hand of time is beginning to deal harshly with him, and attended the dedication exercises and could not control his emotions when he spoke of the past and its memories, the prospects then and the prospects now. The prosperity of his colony has never been questioned and is, according to the profound belief of the godly gentleman, the answer to the first forest prayer.

Within the past year Carey, Stewart & Co., attracted by the advantages of shipping and resources in the timber line along the Little Wabash river, have invested many thousands of dollars in a stave and heading mill, and have done for our little village what no other individuals have done. Land has enhanced ten fold and still going upward, hundreds of acres of the finest corn may be seen to wave in the summer season, where once was the bullfrogs’ paradise; hundreds of acres of woods still stand waiting for the leveling touch of capital, the ax and saw are heard on every hand and the world does move. What ten years has in store for this little village none ever dare conjecture. Edd. H. Childress [v]

 

More on Golden Gate found here

Golden Gate church

Golden Gate 1921

 

 

The little village of Scottsville, (also known at one time as Wabash) which consisted of but a few houses and business places, is pleasantly located in the south part of Section 23, Township 2 south, Range 9 east. It was located on what was once called the “Old buffalo trail” and later called the stagecoach trail east of the old iron bridge. It was the central stopping place in stagecoach days between Fairfield and Albion where the horses were changed. The Wabash post office was there during the stagecoach times, but was moved when the train was built, and ran through other nearby towns. Robert Monroe laid it out partially, but no actual survey and plat has ever been recorded. William Scott Sr. (mentioned above) and his family who settled in the area is how the town got it’s name. Nick McCown was one of the first store keepers in the town. There was a Cooper Richard GRADDY, , cobbler and a tanner. Of the four Scotts brothers two Bill and Pomp were blacksmiths and 2 were farmers. Dr. N. P. Merritt practiced medicine in Scottsville for ten years leaving in 1881 for Ellery when the railroad came through. The last store in Scottsville was run by Scott Wylie which he closed in the 1930’s. There is a Scottsville cemetery with civil War veterans buried there and many of the Scottsville’s early residence

 

Wabash Post Office has been at this point for several years, but it was finally moved to Scott, or Scott Station, a little town situated on the "Air Line" Railroad, and on the south part of the south half of the southeast quarter of Section 11, Township 2 south, Range 9 east, on land belonging to J. R. Parks and Frances W. Fawkes. The land was surveyed and platted by James W. Hilliard, Deputy County Surveyor, October 9, 1882, and was recorded by him three days later.

 

BAREFOOTIn Leech Township – The region north of Golden Gate before the settlement of Golden Gate.  The people went barefoot to save their shoes.  Named after a fight where a local guy was barefoot and an outsider wore socks. [vi]

BIG CREEK The creek is in the extreme southeast corner of Leech Township and flows into the Wabash.  Named because of the simplest description that early settlers could give it. v

BRIAR BRANCH In Leech Township, area south of Golden Gate.  Named because of all the briars and brambles, name then applied to the creek, too. v

DEVIL'S HALF ACRE In Leech Township, between Golden Gate and the river.  Named because some local men used to gather and play cards there. v

GUM CORNER Not the same as Gum.  In Leech Township.  Named because it was a corner where roads met and there were gum trees there. v

HUNTSINGER HILL – In Leech Township – A high point in Section 25 named after the family that settled there in the earlier days.v

KING CREEK – Creek in the extreme northwest corner of Leech Township that was named after a family that lived in that area. v

TERRAPIN RIDGE In Leech Township - The ridge that Golden Gate was built.  When water was high, many terrapins crawled on the ridge for refuge.  Farmers used it to herd their stock when water was high. v

WHITE OAK SLOUGH Area in Leech Township north of Golden Gate, once surrounded by many large white oaks. v

OWEN CREEK  – In the extreme northwest corner of Leech township, named after the family that lived in that region. v

OLD RIVERIn the west side of Section 34 of Leech Township – the area that was left when the river cut a new course. v

MARS HILL In the southwestern portion of Leech Township, named after the family that lived there. v

Samuel Leech built the first mill north of the old Iron Bridge. Gen. Samuel Leech put up in an early day a water mill, with a saw mill in connection. For many years this mill, which was known as Leech's Mills, did the grist and saw work for the country for miles around. Trips, which would consume several days, were often made to this mill, from points twenty and thirty miles away in all directions. No trace of this mill remains at the present day.iii

 

The 2nd Mill was built south of the Old Iron Bridge by Pulley Blank and Scott. Just below its site, on the Little Wabash, John Pulleyblank and A. E. Scott erected a water mill about 1867.

 

George McCown came to Wayne County in 1817, he was a ranger in the War of 1812 along with his brother-in-law Nicholas Smith.  George married Martha Nash who was his second wife and was a school teacher. Frances McCown George’s oldest son married Parthenia Andrus.

 

George McCown came from Kentucky in 1817.  He was one of five brothers, Scotch-Irish.  Two of the brothers settled in Kentucky, two in Virginia, and the other in South Carolina.  George McCown's second wife was Martha Nash, of Kentucky.  The eldest child by the second wife was Francis, who came to Illinois with his father.  Two daughters of George McCown were born here, namely, Nancy and Matilda.  Francis married Parthenia Andrus in 1838, by whom he had two sons and three daughters, namely N. S. and James (died in infancy), Mary, who married Capt. Walsur, and died four years ago; and Helen, who married Thomas Locke, and is now living in Fairfield.  Nicholas S. is one of the good people of Fairfield, whose biography may be found in another part of this work.  In company with George McCown came Nicholas Smith, his brother-in-law.  These two men were Rangers and belonged to the Regulators of the early time. 

 

Charles Rollin settled in eastern leech in 1818.

 

Schools in Leech Township

 

John Jones taught the first school in the township. The little log house was situated on Section 36, Town 2 south, Range 9 east, and Jones was the teacher for the first six months of school. He was succeeded by James Harrison, who was followed by Reuben Ewing, both of whom taught in the same house.

 

Allison School built on sec 35 T2S R9E s acres were donated by Samuel Allison in the 1870’s for the school.

Scottsville School built in 1870’s

 

The Chandler School 1st built south of the Old Iron Bridge 1st built on the Old Anderson place 2nd school built on the corner of the Chandler farm

 

Woods School was built near Tom Woods home built in the late 1870’s early 1880’s south west of Ellery.

 

Wabash School was built just west of Ellery

 

Windle School built on section 17 T2S R9E named after James Windle who’s farm it was built on.

 

Wagner School built on section 30 T2s R9E named after James Wagner.

 

Wild Rose School sec 10 T3S R9E

 

 

Johnson School built in Southern Leech on Campbell Hill named after Melvin Johnson who was instrumental in having the school built sec 4 T3s R9E

 

Mars Hill School built on Sec 17 T3S R9E.

 


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[i] The history of Leech Township by Lelah Allison

[ii] Wayne County An Early History by W. R. Jones

[iii]HISTORY OF WAYNE AND CLAY COUNTIES ILLINOIS ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO: GLOBE PUBLISHING CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,183 Lake Street.1884.
which can be found in its entirety at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/

[iv] ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH BOOK OF Wayne County, Illinois

                                                                             By Paul F. Campbell 1903

 

[v] Transcribed by Harry T. Bryan - September 2004 http://my.inil.com/~htbryan/wcp/WCP-032-02-D.html

[vi] Compiled by Dorothy Faulk from the following sources “Illinois Place Names”, Compiled by James N. Adams, 1969, plus addendum. “The History of Leech Township”, Lelah Allison.  Both of these books are available through any lending library from the Illinois Library System. “Abstracts of a Gazetteer of Illinois – 1837 – John Peck” SAGA’s Quarterlies XVII-2, XVII-3 and XVII-4. “History of Wayne County” Illinois Highway Map, 1999-2000, Illinois Secretary of State.  Her complete listing is found http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne

 

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