CARROLL COUNTY ILLINOIS GENEALOGY & HISTORY

OLD HOMES Carroll County IL

Celia (Prufer) Gillogly (10 Jan. 1886 - 20 Oct 1974)
stands in front of her home in Washington Township.
She was married to Robert F. Gillogly.
Their children - Laura E. (married Fay Freed Christian) , Nettie, Grace (Byars) and brother Fred Gillogly were all raised here. Fred was very crafty; he made a violin out of old plowshare. The family has a cow bell he made, still rings a note of perfect “g” note.
Contributed from the memories of Paul Fay Christian
their great-grandson

Christian Family Memories

F.S. Greenleaf Residence in 1908 Savanna
I believe he was the son of Simon Greenleaf
Publisher of Daily and Weekly Journal in Savanna
Dealer in Real Estate, Savanna

Residence of Richard Groharing
Farmer, S. 20, T. York, P. O. Thomson.
Mr. Groharing was born in New York in 1852, and in 1864 settled in Carroll County
He holds the office of School Director and is married to Sarah Pope.

Charles Linnaeus Residence
Attorney in Mt. Carroll
Born 18 November 1842, near Harrisburg, Cumberland Co. PA
Died 09 June 1919 Carroll County
Son of Abraham & Catherine (Bowman) Hostetter
More on the Hostetter Family Here Family History

Residence of G.N. Melendy
Farmer and Proprietor of a Creamery in Thomson
Mr. Melendy was born in Illinois in 1846.
He has served as Assessor for seven years, and has held the office of School Trustee for many years.
He is married to Maggie Green.

Judge James Shaw Home.
#27 on the Historical Register.
James Shaw elected in 1870 and served four terms in the IL. Legislature.
The architect for this home was Joseph Lyman Silbee who is best known because one of the men who came out of his office was Frank Lloyd Wright.
Built in 1889.

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