. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. Jacob Burtis and Samuel P. Cox. The township and village were named fromHudson, N. Y., where formerly some of thefounders of this settlement had lived. July 4, 1836, the colonists drew lots for theland and the four town lots each was to of the colonists set out on their return totheir old homes for their families, and others be-gan erecting their new home buildings. Thesewere better than the usual class of pioneer build-ings, being mostly heavy frame dwellings. Thenext year several more were erected, but with1837 came the great panic that put
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. Jacob Burtis and Samuel P. Cox. The township and village were named fromHudson, N. Y., where formerly some of thefounders of this settlement had lived. July 4, 1836, the colonists drew lots for theland and the four town lots each was to of the colonists set out on their return totheir old homes for their families, and others be-gan erecting their new home buildings. Thesewere better than the usual class of pioneer build-ings, being mostly heavy frame dwellings. Thenext year several more were erected, but with1837 came the great panic that put a stop to allemigration and improvement, and little improve-ment was seen until about 1850. According topromise the colony about 1838 erected in the vil-lage a school-house—a frame building, that, forseveral years, was used as a school-house andchurch. The first preaching was by John Dunham, theUnited Brethren missionary. The United Breth-ren seem to have been very active in our pioneerdays. The first to organize a society were the. MARTHA E - HORR HISTOKY OF :\rcLEAN COUNTY (11 Methodists. The Rev. James Latta was here, asin many other townships, the first Methoilist min-ister. The society built a church just west of tlievillage; but, when a new church was wanted, itwas built in the village. There is also a strongsociety of German Baptist Dunkards, or, as theycall themselves. Brethren. The first man buried in Hudson Township wasSolomon Lewis, a soldier of Capt. Browns Com-mand in the Black Hawk War. The companywas at Danville at the breaking out of the was ordered to march to Fort Willburn, nearPeru, III., and on the way there the companycamped at Havens Grove. Lewis was taken sickand died at Jesse Havens house, and was buriedat the grove with the honors of war. In the Warof the Rebellion Hudson furnished her full politics Hudson has usually been Demo-cratic. The colony men, being from New York and NewEngland, were accustomed to frame houses anddid not take
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