Southern Twp

(T10-2)

Towns and Places

Section 1

• unknown Cemetery

Section 4

Chamness was first settled by Wiley Berry. There was an unknown church and school there in 1876.  In 1935 the government bought the town. It is gone now as the area is now part of the Wildlife Refuge

•  Old Crab Orchard Cemetery-- A-C D-G H-K L-P R-Z

Section 5

Flatts #99 school, still on 1941 map

Section 6

Armstrong #100 school est bef 1876 on land donated by JW Armstrong, still on 1941 map. 

• Younkin Cemetery

Section 7

unknown school in 1876

Section 8

• McIntosh Cemetery

Section 9

Cooksey #8 School. Marion Federal Prison is now located in this section

Section 11

Freedom Church

• Freedom Cemetery--AC, DE, FH, IL, M, NQ, R, ST, UZ

• Perry Cemetery

Section 12

Lance school #93 est in 1860 on land donated by Chance Lance, in 1876 LD Hartwell was the teacher. Hudgens began as a RR station on the land of Zachariah Hudgens. Also called Hudgensville. The village was still there in 1900.

Section 14

Fountain Church was est in 1853 by Orson Kellogg

• Fountain Cemetery--A-C, D, E-G, H, IL, MN, OR, ST, UZ

Section 16

An unknown school in 1876. There was a Robertson school #95 here in 1900. 1876 map the Grangehall is in this section.

• Grangehall Cemetery also known as Robertson Cemetery

Section 17

Alum Cave is located in this section, I think this was really a cave and not a town or anything.  1908 map shows a school and on the 1941 listed as Crain School

• Moulton Cemetery
• Grimes Cemetery
• Burrough Cemetery

Section 18

Sugar Creek, there was a Pratt's mill here

Section 23

Neilson was a RR junction on the land of Alexander Neilson. There was also a RR construction camp here at one time. There was a school in 1900,

• unknown cemetery

Section 24

Sarilda #90 school was est in 1878 in land donated by JH Stark, is was his wife's name. The Sarilda Christian Church was est in 1877

Section 25

unknown school in 1876

Section 30

unknown school in 1876. 

Section 31

Day was est by Francis J Lance. West of Day was the East Liberty Church.

• East Liberty Cemetery

• Brooks Cemetery

Section 32

Poplar Grove school on 1941 map

Section 34

Pully's Mill was est in 1854 by Barton and Daniel Pully. In 1778 George Rogers Clark camped there. Today there are a few houses. The Meneese #96 school was est in 1876 by John Meneese. 1876 map shows the Pully's Mill PO and a stream mill

• Pulley's Mill 1900 pages: 227a 227b, only time listed on census.

•  Meneese Cemetery

Section 36

McKinney Chapel was est in 1895 by John McKinney

• McKinney Chapel Cemetery

Unknown Locations

Ramseyville was a tavern and trading post. Harrison's Mill Settlement was est in 1844 and was about 5 miles south of Marion. There was a Lentz school #1 in 1900, Duff Hartwell was the teacher.

Other cemeteries thought to be in the Twp: Bubby, Dockins, Green/Robert, Huffman, Huffstuttler, McIntuff, Norris, Pritchett and Stanley, probably family farm burials

Township Census

• 1860 Family #'s: 1716-1724 1725-1732 1733-1742 1743-1757
• 1870 pages: 91ab
• 1880 pages: 483ab 484cd 485ab 486cd 487ab 488cd 489ab 490c 490d 491a 491b 492c 492d 493ab 494cd 495ab 496cd 497ab 498c 498d 499a
• 1900 pages: 228a-243b
• 1910 pages: 256a 256b 257a 257b 258a 258b 259a 259b 260a 260b 261a 261b 262a 262b 263a 263b 264a 264b 265a 265b 266a 266b 267a 267b 268a 268b 269a 269b 270a 270b 271a
• 1920 pages:  228a 228b 229a 229b 230a 230b 231a 231b 232ab-239ab 240a
• 1930 pages: 240a 240b-250b

Other Twp Information

• Delinquent Tax Lists--1900
• 1920 Farmers--A-E, F-J, K-P Q-Z
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