Marshall County Illinois Township History

Bell Plain Township

• History of Bell Plain Township

• Belle Plain Cemetery

• Chasing a Horse Thief  (courtesy Barb Darling)

Bennington Township

• History of Bennington Township

• History of Evans Township

•  SURNAME INDEX TO "OLD SANDY REMEMBERS"
  (BY PEGGY BROCK CACCIAMATTA )

• Photo of Austin Garvin and Reuben Grimes
  - (Courtesy Marty Miller)

• Photo of Joshua Evans - pioneer settler of Evans township- (Courtesy Peggy Cacciamatta)

• Photo of Rev. Lewis Springer and Rev. Jarvice G. Evans  (Courtesy Peggy Cacciamatta)

• Early Life in Evans Township - The life of Alexander Brown (Article written about the early experiences and pioneer life of Mr. Brown, who arrived in Marshall county in 1837 as a toddler and was 87 years old at the time the article was written.- Henry Current News, March 10, 1921)

• Pioneers of Evans Township (Written by Thomas Judd and printed in the Henry Republican, January 15, 1880)

• Sketches of Evans Township Residences (Taken From the 1873 Marshall County Atlas)

• Grange Hall To Be Sold At Auction  (May 31, 1928 - Taken From the Henry News Republican)

• The Burgess Brothers - Robert and Charles Burgess - (Important Importers of Horses during the last part of the 1800's. - Biographical Sketch from History of Lasalle County, 1886)

• History of Henry Township

• 1857 Henry Township Election Results  (Taken from "The Courier" newspaper, April 10, 1857)

• Old settlers of Henry township (Taken From the Henry Republican, April 18, 1870)

• 1878 Trip through Henry, Whitefield and Saratoga townships (Taken From the Henry Republican, June 13, 1878)

• History of LaPrairie Township

• A Visit to Whitefield, Saratoga and La Prairie Townships  (Taken From the Henry Republican June 23, 1870)

• The LaPrairie's Farmer's Club (Henry Republican 1877)

• NEW!! 01/25/07   Obituary of James Smith - pioneer settler of LaPrairie Township

• Old Settlers of Marshall County by L.P. Bates (1867)

  • Richard Scholes

Hopewell Township

• NEW!! 01/09/07  Local News Articles (January 12 1915)

Richland Township

• History of Richland Township

• Old Salem Cemetery

• Home of Col. John Strawn

Roberts Township

• History of Roberts Township

• Jane (Meyers) Wright, one of the oldest settlers of Roberts Township

• 1875 Township Election Results

• A Short History of Saratoga Township

• A Visit to Whitefield, Saratoga and La Prairie Townships  (Taken From the Henry Republican June 23, 1870)

• A Trip into the Country (A visit through Whitefield and Saratoga townships)  (Taken From the Henry Republican, April 23, 1874)

• 1878 Trip through Henry, Whitefield and Saratoga townships (Taken From the Henry Republican, June 13, 1878)

Steuben Township

• History of Steuben Township

• A Terrible Accident Near Sparland (The death of Charles Doran and how the township could have prevented it.)

• A Short History of Whitefield Township

• John W. January  (A short article about his capture and cruel treatment at Andersonville during the civil war.)

•  A Visit to Whitefield, Saratoga and La Prairie Townships  (Taken From the Henry Republican June 23, 1870)

• A Trip into the Country (A visit through Whitefield and Saratoga townships)  (Taken From the Henry Republican, April 23, 1874)

• Terrific Storm in Whitefield township  (Caused the burning of Newton Combs home and his death)

• 1878 Trip through Henry, Whitefield and Saratoga townships (Taken From the Henry Republican, June 13, 1878)