Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . kytf: rivfr. HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. 793 MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP. The sturdy pioneer, John Phelps, settled withhis family on a large tract of land, now partly inMount Morris and partly in Rockvale Townships,when the first men came to locate in MountMorris Township, having brought his familyhere in 1835. During the summer of 1836 Sam-uel M. Hitt and Nathaniel Swingley came, andhaving spied out the laud, returned to Maryland,whence they had come, to bring others to occupythe land with them. When they came back theyfound Larkin Baker occupying a cabin and claim
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . kytf: rivfr. HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. 793 MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP. The sturdy pioneer, John Phelps, settled withhis family on a large tract of land, now partly inMount Morris and partly in Rockvale Townships,when the first men came to locate in MountMorris Township, having brought his familyhere in 1835. During the summer of 1836 Sam-uel M. Hitt and Nathaniel Swingley came, andhaving spied out the laud, returned to Maryland,whence they had come, to bring others to occupythe land with them. When they came back theyfound Larkin Baker occupying a cabin and claimabout four miles southeast of the present siteof the village of Mount Morris, which land waslater owned by Daniel Price. Daniel Wordenhad located a mile and a half southwest and oneor two other settlers had settled in the edge ofthe timber. Squire Hitt and Captain Swingley,however, located their claims on the prairie, theformer taking up 1,000 acres, and later buildingupon it the large stone house now occupied byChristian Zumdahl, who with his br
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