Description: History ofGrundy County, IL Containing a History from the earliest settlement to the present time, embracing its topographical, geological, physical and climatic features ; its agricultural, railroad interests, etc. ; giving an account of its aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents, its growth, its improvements, organization of the County, the judicial history, the business and industries, churches, schools, etc. ; Biographical Sketches ; Portraits ofsome of the Early Settlers, Prominent Men, etc. By O.L. Baskin & CO., 1882500 pages Illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book - Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Grundy County By Newton Bateman., 1914710 pages Illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Books - Federal Census 1910 & 1930 Grundy County, ILBy National Archives, Scanned copies of the original census Bonus - Census Form Blanks, for 1790-1930 *******************************************************************************Digital EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View; or MAC AccessAutoboot Menu for Easy PC Access; Manually open files on MAC******************************************************************************* These are government scanned copies of the original handwritten census records.Legibility varies, depending on handwriting of census taker, quality of ink used, paper damage over the years, quality of the scanning process. Different from transcribed census records, these contain all information collected by the census taker. These also give a sense of relatives and neighbors living nearby. Some of the files also include records for other state counties. An index for all included counties is added for your convenience Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 37,535. Its county seat is Morris. The center of population of Illinois is located in Grundy County, in the village of Mazon. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Illinois' State Fossil, the unique and bizarre Tully Monster was first found in Mazon Creek. Grundy County Speedway is located in Morris.Table of Contents. PART I. HISTORICAL.The Northwest Territory... 11 Early History of Illinois... 67GRUNDY COUNTY. CHAPTER I. — Topography — Post-Tertiary Formations — Rock - Formations — Carboniferous Fossils — Economic Geology... 100CHAPTER II. - Pre-historic Races — Earliest Traces of Man — Mound-Builders and their Remains — Indian Tribes — Relations with the Whites — Wauponsee — Shabbona - Nucquette... 113CHAPTER III. — Early French Settlements — Frontier Settlements in La Salle and Grundy Counties— Civilized Life In a New Country — Political Organization — Formation of Grundy County — County Buildings... 132CHAPTER IV. — Social Development — Early Society — Rise of Chureh and School — Indian Trails and Early Roads — Railroads and the Canal — The Newspapers... 148CHAPTER V. — Grundy County's Share in the War of the Rebellion — The Loyalty of Her Men — The Devotion of Her Women — The Representatives in the Field... 164CHAPTER VI. — Morris City — Introductory — Its Location - First Beginnings — Origin of Name — County Honors — Early Community — Biographical... 183CHAPTER VII. — Morris City — The Second Period — Growth of the Corporation — Official Records — Internal Improvements — 1842 to 1850... 203CHAPTER VIII. — Morris Township — Its Organization, Boundaries and Changes — The New Court House — Schools of Morris — Early Teachers — The Board of Education... 222CHAPTER IX. — Morris City — Churches — Early Ministers — The Legal Profession — Business — Pioneer — Secret Fraternities... 248CHAPTER X. — Greenfield Township — Surface — Streams — Timber — Origin of Name — Township Organization — Going to Mill — First Settlers — Incident — Wolf and Deer Hunting — Elections — Officers — Improvements and Prospects — What We are To-day, etc., etc... 264CHAPTER XI. — Gardner — Town Platting - Naming — First Buildings — Inhabitants — Improvements — Coal and Mining Interests — Societies — Schools — Churches — Business Firms and Individuals, etc... 275CHAPTER XII. — Nettle Creek Township — First Settlers — Life In a Praitie Country — Schools, etc... 285CHAPTER XIII. — Au Sable Township- Location and Physical Characteristics — Its Early Settlement — Its Natural Attractions — Dresden — Minooka — Churches and Schools... 29OCHAPTER XIV. — Saratoga Township — Physical Features — The Early Settlers — The Norwegian Emigration — The Houges Meuegbed... 297CHAPTER XV. — Wauponsee Township — Its Material Resources — Early Settlers — Pioneer Life on the Prairie — The Church and School... 302CHAPTER XVI. — Felix Township — Its Topographical Features — Pioneers — Floods — Sickness — Jug-Town — The Silent City... 312CHAPTER XVII. — Erienna — Township 33 Norih, Range 6 East — Changes of Boundaries — Early Settlement — Horrom City — Clarkson — Norman — Surface Features — Pioneers — Churches and Schools... 321CHAPTER XVIII. — Mazon Township — Early Topographical Features — Its Pioneers — Growth and Development of the Settlement — New Mazon— Churches and Schools... 328CHAPTER XIX. — Vienna Township— Pioneers of the Prairie — The Changes of Fifty Years — Illinois City — Verona — The Church and School... 340CHAPTER XX. — Braceville Township — Coal Measures — Early Settlement — The Open Prairie... 346CHAPTER XXI. — Goodfarm Township — "The Lay of the Land" — Early Settlement — Pioneer Experiences — Schools — Churches... 354CHAPTER XXII. — Highland Township — Topographical Characteristics — Prairie Bandits — Lawless Law — Settlement of the Township — The Catholic Church... 395 PART II. BIOGRAPHICAL. Morris City and Township... 3 All Sable Township... 41Mazon Township... 62 Wauponasee Township... 76 Greenfield Township... 82 Braceville Township... 105 Felix Township... 122 Saratoga Township... 124 Nettle Creek Township... 132 Erienna Township... 134 Norman Township... 136 Vienna Township... 139 Highland Township... 151 Goodfarm Township... 154 PORTRAITS. S.B. Thomas... 45 L.W. Claypool... 81 P.A. Armstrong... 117 J.0. Lurtz... 153 0.J. Booth... 189 J.N. Reading... 225 Dr. C.M. Easton... 261 0.P. Augustine... 297 William Stephen ... 333 Just insert the CD into your Windows computer and use the menu to open your book(s), and to download the latest version of Adobe Reader. If your system security prevents the CD from auto loading, just double-left click the Autorun file on the CD. For MAC (or Windows) manually open the .PDF file(s) for your book(s) don’t forget to also open the pictures/maps (.jpg) and audio files (.mp3). Check out my other items! 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