History of Woodford County . nd two in ElPaso : James A. Williamson, present postmasterof Secor; William N. Williamson, also of that place; JohnII. and Louis Williamson of ElPaso. Other names promi-nent among early settlers were those of AVilliam Marshall,James Miller, Samuel and Richard Patton, Simpson and Wil-liam McCord. An old settler in the county, altho a morerecent comer in the township, is Abbo A. Koerner, who from-erly lived between Eurelia and Secor. Judge George W. Patton, who has since won a highposition as an attorney and judge, was born in Greene town-ship. He is now judge of the
History of Woodford County . nd two in ElPaso : James A. Williamson, present postmasterof Secor; William N. Williamson, also of that place; JohnII. and Louis Williamson of ElPaso. Other names promi-nent among early settlers were those of AVilliam Marshall,James Miller, Samuel and Richard Patton, Simpson and Wil-liam McCord. An old settler in the county, altho a morerecent comer in the township, is Abbo A. Koerner, who from-erly lived between Eurelia and Secor. Judge George W. Patton, who has since won a highposition as an attorney and judge, was born in Greene town-ship. He is now judge of the circuit in which Woodfordcounty is located and resides at Pontiac. Jonathan Wilson came with his father, Nathanial Wil-son, to Metamora in 1835, and moved to Greene township in1850. He carried the chain while engaged in the survey-ing of county lines almost seventy years ago. He was quiteyoung at the time, but remembers many experiences metwith while he was engaged in the work. They ran across 72 HISTORY OP WOODFORD Giant Tree Found on C. M. Stephensons Farm inGreene Township. TOWNSHIPS—GREENE. 73
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