Tazewell County, IL Genealogy Trails
Little Mackinaw Township
T.23 N.R.2W

 (The following is a small excerpt of the history of  Tazewell County townships from the book
“Souvenir of Early and Notable Events in the History of the North West Territory, Illinois and Tazewell County.”)
Submitted by: Linda T - 2008

Little Mackinaw township retains original boundary lines, and its first election took place at a school-house on Mackinaw creek. The first settlement was made on section 8, by John and Samuel Stout. Among the pioneers were H. Buchanan and a gentleman named Hevenhill. The first death was that of an orphan child, in the family of  Samuel Stout. Thos. F. Railsback taught the first school on section 5, in 1830. First sermon preached by Elder Ottman, at Railsback’s home, in 1831. In 1867, Elder Geo. W. Minier, assisted by Messrs. Boyer and Stout, platted the village of Minier, located on section 22.

Here are a few 'First Things' that took place before and after the township was incorporated.
Source: Historical Souvenir, Dedication of the New Tazewell County Court House, Pekin, IL June 21, 1916, Board of Supervisors, Bates.

First Settler
Samuel STOUT on Section 8.
Other Early Settlers
H. BUCHANAN
Gentleman named HAVENHILL

1827 - First Death
An Orphan Child in the Samuel STOUT family

First Birth 
Was a child of Samuel STOUT

1830 - First School
Thos. F. RAILSBACK taught the first school, located on Section 5.

1831 - First Sermon
Elder OTTMAN preached the first sermon at Mr. RAILBACK's home.

1867 -First Village
Elder Geo. W. MINIER assisted by Messrs. BOYER and STOUT platted the village of Miner on Section 22.


1916 White's Tazewell County Directory

Supervisor ~ B.F. QUIGG
Town Clerk ~ H.J. BLOME
Assessor ~ W.H. LOWER
Collectors ~ L.F. FLUSS

Justices
~ S.H. Johnson
 ~ Christoph WILLEMS
Constable ~ J.H. HAMMOND

Highway Commissioners
 ~ Chris HANING
~ Louis GRAFF
~ Gus IMIG

School Trustees
~ Carl FREITAG
~ Fred FASSE
~ Frank KAMPMEIER
 ~ Wm BUEHRIG- Treas


 

Board Supervisors
1850 - 1918

B.F. ORENDORFF ~ 1850
A.B. DAVIS ~ 1851- 1852
D.W.C. ORENDORF ~ 1853-1854
L.J. SUMMERS ~ 1855-1862
Zerah MUNSELL ~ 1863
John S. BRIGGS ~ 1864-1867
Rodney J. MITCHELL ~ 1868- 1869
William BENNETT ~ 1870-1871
Asa HICKS ~ 1872- 1879
F.O. KILBY ~ 1880
Asa HICKS ~ 1881- 1882
Wm. LILLY ~ 1883
B.N. EWING ~ 1884- 1886
Wm. BENNETT ~ 1887- 1889
Henry IMIG (resigned) 1890-1893
B.N. EWING ~ 1894-1895
B.N. EWING (died in office) 1896-1901
Chris HANING ( to fill vacancy) 1901-1909
B.F. Quigg ~ 1910- 1918




Source: Historical Souvenir, Dedication of the New Tazewell County Court House, Pekin, IL June 21, 1916, Board of Supervisors, Bates.
Transcribed by: Candi Horton ©

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