. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. tion 26. Aaron Hackett, his son, Dr. Hackett, and son-in-law, by the name of Conover and a man by the name of Hinges,settled on section 14. Joseph Haines, who came in 1827, locatedon section 13. Alfred Haines, son of Joseph, erected his cabin onsection 14. This was among the most thickly settled portions ofthe
. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. tion 26. Aaron Hackett, his son, Dr. Hackett, and son-in-law, by the name of Conover and a man by the name of Hinges,settled on section 14. Joseph Haines, who came in 1827, locatedon section 13. Alfred Haines, son of Joseph, erected his cabin onsection 14. This was among the most thickly settled portions ofthe county at that time. Samuel and Hugh Woodrow came in1835, and settled upon section 35. These were about all the set-tlers for many years in this township. It was settled up slowlyuntil 1848, Avhen a new start was given to settling the township, bythe sale of the land held by the naval officers, and the opening ofthe Illinois and Michigan canal. William Woodrow was a native of Pennsylvania; removed inearly life to Ohio, and came to Tazewell county in 1824, locating inCincinnati township, where he remained until 1863, when he wentto Knox county, where, Wednesday, Aug. 15th, 1866, in the 74thyear of his age, he died. The township is now occupied by a good thrifty class of agricult-.
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