Tazewell County, IL Genealogy Trails
Tremont Township
T. 24 N. R. 3 W.

(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

After Tremont township was formed, the first election took place at the court house.
James Chapman settled on section 16 in 1830. He was soon followed by Wm. Sterling, Wm. and James Broyhill, Michael Trout and David Lackland.
Auburn, a short distance north of the present Tremont was the first town laid out in this township, but after the advent of the Tremont colony from New York, in 1834, it was soon abandoned.
Margaret Lackland was the first born.
A postoffice was established in 1835, and Josiah James and J.H. Harris were the head of the colony, which laid out the village, and built a school house and church. The first postmaster was Wm. Sampson.
The county-seat was moved from Pekin to Tremont in 1836, then back to Pekin in 1849.
Tremont remained under district control until March 11, 1835, when it was organized as a town.

 

Township Supervisors
1850 - 1918

R.W. Briggs	1850
John M. Bush	1851-52
James Kellogg	1853-54
Charles Emerson	1855
Chas. J. Kellogg	1856-59
Samuel R. Saltonstall	1860-62
Edward Allen	1863-65
Peter Menard	1866
Edward Allen	1867
Stephen Stout	1868-71
A.J. Davis	1872-73
Edward Pratt	1874
S.C. Hobart	1875-84
J.W. White	1885-88 (resigned)
W.O. McIntyre	1888-89 (aptd.)
James Dean	1890-91
F.B. Wilson	1892-93
A.J. Davis	1894-97 (resigned)
F.J. Davis	1897
J.E. Russell	1898-03
J.W. Baylor	1904
Wm. Noonan	1904-06
E.L Colter	1908-16
J.P. Becker	1916-18

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