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USA ILLINOIS - Knox County - History - History Knox County Illinois USA Named for Henry Knox Henry Knox [1750-1806] was a soldier in the American Revolution. He later became a Major General. Knox was US President George Washington's Sec......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Morgan County - History Morgan County,Illinois, USA Named for Daniel Morgan Daniel Morgan [1736-1802] was an early soldier in the American Colonies, during Pontiac's War [1764] and Dunmore's War [1774]. During the......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Adams County - History Adams County Illinois USA Named for John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams [1767-1848] was the 6th President of the USA [from 1825-1829]. Established Seven Years after Illinois became a State ......
USA ILLINOIS - Illinois History and Genealogy - Illinois History Pages Courtesy of Infobahn Outfitters Famous Illinoisians Illinois and the American Civil War Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 Illinois and the 1858 Senate Race and 1860 Presidentia......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Schuyler County - History Schuyler County Illinois USA Named for Philip Schuyler Philip Schuyler [1733-1804] was a soldier of the French & Indian Wars, a Major General during the American Revolution, a member of the......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Calhoun County - History Calhoun County Illinois USA Named for John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun [1782-1850] was a lawyer, statesman, and champion of Southern rights. He served as a US Representative and a US S......
USA ILLINOIS - History of LaSalle County - LaSalle County, Illinois, USA Named for Robert de la Salle Robert de la Salle [1643-1687] was a French explorer. He sailed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the region fo......
USA ILLINOIS - Lee County - History - History - Lee County, Illinois Named for Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) was an an orator and statesman. He was a member of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of In......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Mason County - History - Mason County, Illinois Named for Mason County, Kentucky Name chosen by influence of emigrants from Mason County, Kentucky. Mason County, on the Ohio River in northeast Kentucky was formed......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Fulton County - History Fulton County Illinois USA Named for Robert Fulton Robert Fulton [1765-1815] was an inventor. His most famous invention was the Clermont, a steamboat, which sailed on the Hudson River in 18......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Tazewell County - History Tazewell County, Illinois Named for Lyttleton Waller Tazewell Lyttleton Waller Tazewell [1774-1860] was an eminent lawyer. He served in the Virginia house of delegates, and was a representa......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Madison County - Madison County, Illinois, USA Named for James Madison James Madison [1751-1836] was the fourth President of the USA, serving in that office from 1809-1817. He was in office when Madison County, Ill......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Logan County - History Logan County, Illinois, USA Named for John Logan John Logan was a pioneer physician who emigrated to the USA from Ireland. He was an Illinois State Representative during the the 1830s and 1......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Marshall County - History of Marshall County, Illinois, USA Named for John Marshall John Marshall (1755-1835) was a soldier during the American Revolution. He served in the US Congress, representing the state of Vir......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Stark County - History Stark County Illinois USA Named for John Stark John Stark [1728-1822] was a Lieutenant in the French & Indian War [1755]. He was a Colonel from New Hampshire during the American Revolution,......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Putnam County - History Putnam County, Illinois Named for Israel Putnam Israel Putnam [1718-1790] served in the French & Indian War and Pontiac's War, prior to being a major general in the Continental Army during ......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Mercer County - History Mercer County Illinois USA Named for Hugh Mercer Hugh Mercer [1726-1777] was a physician. A general during the American Revolution, Mercer was mortally wounded at the battle of Princeton. E......
USA ILLINOIS - McDonough County - History - History in McDonough County, Illinois, USA This page is courtesy of Infobahn Outfitters, Macomb, IL. McDonough County Genealogical Society History of Bardolph, Ebenezer, Camp Creek, & Scotland Trin......
USA ILLINOIS - Henderson County - History - History Henderson County, Illinois, USA Join Henderson County on the Heritage Trail ! Henderson County named for a Henderson County, Kentucky (across the Ohio River from Evansville, Indiana). The c......
USA ILLINOIS - History of Greene County - History of Greene County, Illinois, USA Named for Nathaniel Greene Nathaniel Greene (1742-1786) was a Major General in the American Revolution and became famous for his service in the southern regi......
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