The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . rth andwestward. The reason for this movementwas probably two fold. First—To get awayfrom slavery which was very distasteful tothem and which they considered a verywrong and vile business, besides being con-trary to their church creed. Second—Hav-ing never been very prosperous in the rockyand mountainous regions of Virginia andTennessee, they determined to establishthemselves in a more fertile and productiveregion where they could build for themselvesa religious and educational community ac-cording to their own ideas and and
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . rth andwestward. The reason for this movementwas probably two fold. First—To get awayfrom slavery which was very distasteful tothem and which they considered a verywrong and vile business, besides being con-trary to their church creed. Second—Hav-ing never been very prosperous in the rockyand mountainous regions of Virginia andTennessee, they determined to establishthemselves in a more fertile and productiveregion where they could build for themselvesa religious and educational community ac-cording to their own ideas and and Indiana received a great numberof these emigrants, some of which being stilldissatisfied, pushed farther west and settledin the fertile plains of Vermilion county,Illinois, near what is now Vemiilion was soon after the grand old Prairiestate had been admitted to statehood andsince that time many communities and meet-ings have sprung up around this place. The first of these settlers came by way ofIndiana from Jefferson county, Tennessee,. L. P. ADAMS. Cr V.^EUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 851 arri\ing at \erniilion Grove in the first families were those of JolmHaworth. Henry Canaday and John Haworth settled on what is now knownas the Academy Farm which was donated tothat institution by his son. Elvin years ago. On this farm was locateda rude log hut. in which the first meetingsfor worship were held soon after the settle-ment was maile. Henr^- Canaday settledcm what is known as the R. H. Canadayfarm one-half mile west of the Canaday was the first man to be ap-pointed to the position as head of the meet-ing, a place of great importance in the car-rying on oi the hriends Church at that earlyday. jiilin Mills settletl on what is known asthe Old Mills homestead two miles west ofthe station near where Richard ]\lills nowlives. The countr\- was wiUl jirairie and tim-l)er lands at that time, l-oxes and wolvesw
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