Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tch birth,or descendants of that industrious, intelligentand hardy people, who take especial pride in theadvancement of everything calculated to addto the comfort and attractiveness of theirhomes. Fine country residences and commodi-ous out-buildings are the rule, and quite a num-ber of artificial groves greet the eye, relievingthe monotony of the rich pasture land andlarge fields of grain. In the spring of 1828 William Osborne set-tled in the township, camping during the sum-mer on the banks of the stream which, accord-ing to tradition, thus received
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tch birth,or descendants of that industrious, intelligentand hardy people, who take especial pride in theadvancement of everything calculated to addto the comfort and attractiveness of theirhomes. Fine country residences and commodi-ous out-buildings are the rule, and quite a num-ber of artificial groves greet the eye, relievingthe monotony of the rich pasture land andlarge fields of grain. In the spring of 1828 William Osborne set-tled in the township, camping during the sum-mer on the banks of the stream which, accord-ing to tradition, thus received the name ofCamp Creek. The first permanent settlementwas made by Joshua Reno and family in thespring of 1831. They located in the southernportion of the township on Camp Creek, nearthe old Presbyterian church, but after a timeMr. Reno disposed of his property and removedfrom the county. The next settlers were theLees—Robert and family, his son John andfamily, and Alexander and James, unmarriedsons of Robert. The latter soon married and. r/r/r// ^jr/Yrj HISTORY OF McDOXorCill COLXTV. 659 located on the farm afterward purchased byCyrus Walker. About the same time AustinCol<er, Berry Stockton, Elhannan Lane, lienja-min Rice and Stephen Harp and family settledalong the southern half of the township. Joseph McCrosky came to the township fromKentucky in 1832, but subsequently removedto Macomb, where he died. In the followingyear Dr. Charles Hays settled on the southeastquarter of Section .34. As a physician he wasfavorably known and continued in the practiceof his profession at Macomb, where he diedsome years ago. As stated, Cyrus Walker, alawyer, whose high reputation extended overthe Northwest, settled on the Lee farm. Alex-ander Lee, of the family mentioned, came tothe township in 1831, and erected a cabin onSection 27, which, four years later, was pur-chased by John Clark, who was the first of themany Scotch settlers who subsequently locatedin the township. From 1S50 to 1S60
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