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The History of McDonough County, Illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of the representative citizens, 1885, 1150 pages Many extractions are offered below. The entire book is available online (links to each volume are on our Resources page).

Section 1 - History of Illinois

Section 2 - History of McDonough County

Chapter 1 - Introductory

Chapter 2 - Geography, Topography, Resources, Wealth

Chapter 3 - Geology

Chapter 4 - Pioneer Life

Chapter 5 - Early Settlement

Chapter 6 - Reminiscences, Incidents, Etc.

Chapter 7 - Black Hawk War

Chapter 8 - Mormons and Mormon War

Chapter 9 - War for the Union

• 84th Infantry Roster
• 84th Infantry History

Chapter 10 - County Government

Chapter 11 - Other Official Matter

Chapter 12 - Political

Chapter 13 - Nat'l, State, County, Representat'n

Chapter 14 - Courts of McDonough County

Chapter 15 - Railroads

Chapter 16 - Societies in General

Chapter 17 - Educational

Chapter 18 - The Bar

Chapter 19 - The Medical Profession

Chapter 20 - Ecclesiastical

• Presbyterian Churches
  Macomb
  Bushnell
  Good Hope
  Camp Creek
  Doddsville
  Shiloh (in Walnut Grove Township)
  Prairie City
  Ebenezer (in Scotland Township)
• Cumberland Presbyterian
  Macomb
  Argyle
  West Prairie
  Industry
  Good Hope
  Sugar Creek
• Methodist
• Baptist
  First Baptist Church, Macomb
  Second Baptist (Col.) Church, Macomb
  New Hope Baptist Church
  Blandinsville Baptist Church
  Baptist Church, Bushnell
  Baptist Church at Tennessee
  Baptist Church, Sciota
  Independent Baptist Church, of Emmet Township
  Hillsborough Baptist Church, of Blandinsville Township
  Baptist Church, Prairie City
• Regular Baptist
  Cedar Creek Baptist Church, of Walnut Grove Township
  Union Regular Baptist Church of Bethel Township
  Antioch Church, Regular Baptist, Middletown
• Free-Will Baptist
• German Baptist or Dunkers
• Christian
• Lutheran
• Congregational
• Universalist
• United Brethern in Christ
• Bushnell Reformed
• St. Thomas Episcopal
• Catholic

Chapter 21 - Journalism

Chapter 22 - Tennessee Township

• Tennessee Township - Part 1
• The Town of Tennessee
• Tennessee Township - Part 2

Chapter 23 - Colchester Township

• Colchester Township
• The Town of Colchester

Chapter 24 - Hire Township

Chapter 25 - Lamoine Township

• Lamoine Township
• The Village of Colmar

Chapter 26 - Emmet Township

Chapter 27 - Bethel Township

Chapter 28 - Scotland Township

Chapter 29 - Industry Township

• Industry Township
• The Town of Industry

Chapter 30 - Prairie City Township

• Prairie City Township
• The Town of Prairie City

Chapter 31 - Eldorado Township

Chapter 32 - Chalmers Township

• Chalmers Township
• The Town of Middletown

Chapter 33 - Bushnell Township

• Bushnell Township
• The City of Bushnell

Chapter 34 - Blandinsville Township

• Blandinsville Township
• The Town of Blandinsville

Chapter 35 - New Salem Township

• New Salem Township
• The Town of Pennington's Point
• The Town of Adair (Reedyville)

Chapter 36 - Sciota Township

• Sciota Township
• The Town of Good Hope
• The Town of Sciota

Chapter 37 - Mound Township

• Mound Township - Part 1
• New Philadelphia (Grant)
• Mound Township - Part 2

Chapter 38 - Macomb Township

• Macomb Township
• The Town of Bardolph

Chapter 39 - Walnut Grove Township

• Walnut Grove Township
• The Town of Walnut Grove
• The Town of Scottsburg
• Reminiscence - Quintus Walker

Chapter 40 - City of Macomb

• The City of Macomb, Part 1
• The City of Macomb, Part 2

Biographical Section

 

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