History of Woodford County . prominent character in Metamora township, liewas deeply interested in the solution of the slavery ques-tion and on one occasion was conductor on the undergroundrailroad, lie became prominent in the republican party andin 1876 was elected as a member of the legislature andserved in the general assemblies of 77 and 79. Xo account of the history of Metamora would be com-plete withoid a sketch of the Morse family, which was soprominently connected with the work of the undergroundrailroad. Parker .Morse came to Woodford county in 1835. Thefamily first settled in the vic
History of Woodford County . prominent character in Metamora township, liewas deeply interested in the solution of the slavery ques-tion and on one occasion was conductor on the undergroundrailroad, lie became prominent in the republican party andin 1876 was elected as a member of the legislature andserved in the general assemblies of 77 and 79. Xo account of the history of Metamora would be com-plete withoid a sketch of the Morse family, which was soprominently connected with the work of the undergroundrailroad. Parker .Morse came to Woodford county in 1835. Thefamily first settled in the vicinity of what later becameLow Point, but in a short time they moved a mile south ofthe present site of Cazenovia, in Metamora township. Therewere several members of the family and the vicinity soonbecame known as the Morse settlement or Morsetown. LeviP. Morse was but 15 years of age when he came thru withIds father to Illinois but he drove a team the entire distancefrom Vermont. Other members of the family were Joseph *>. JOHN W. PAGE, Early Settler of Metamora Township. TOWNSHIPS- -METAMORA. 29 T., Milton and Mark Morse. These were among the Rrslabolitionists who came here, and they were active in the workof the underground railroad, mention of which is made here-after. Miss Love K. Morse is said to have taughl the firslTree school in the county. It is appropriate thai an accountof the work of the underground railroad should appear a1this point. Only one remains of all those connected with itswork, J. A. Rauney, and he is aide to tell many interestingincidents in connection with it. The Underground Railroad. Tin Fugitive Slave law aroused great feeling amongthe opponents of slavery over the entire north. It was es-pecially obnoxious to those who had belonged to the Abolo-tionists. So great was the opposition to its enforcement thaiconceited plans were made to evade it. These led to theformation of certain well denned routes that were takenby the slaves in their effort to r
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