We continue and finish up our look at the history of Sherman Township in Illinois. I hope you have enjoyed this and continue to follow along for the next several months and I bring every township and village to you in Mason County, SHERMAN TOWNSHIP BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES JOHN G. CONOVER, farmer; P. 0….
This is Mason County, Illinois from 1854 to circa 1880. PLEASE SHARE with others. THE VILLAGE OF EASTON. This village is situated on the C., H. & W. R. R. about midway between Havana and Mason City. It is very near the geographical center of the county, and from this fact it is thought…
Please SHARE this with others that may wish to know more about Mason County, Illinois. This history is 1841 to circa 1880. Passing down through the years 1849 and 1850, we find the names of Samuel Adkins, Granville Cheny, Vincent Singleton and Alexander Holler. These all settled in the southwest corner of the township,…
For the next several weeks I will be bringing to you some history. What I am giving you if from a book titled “The History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois” The author is anonymous so this is free reign to copy and give to you. The book covers Mason County from 1841 to circa…
People ask me what I do in retirement. For the most part, I research baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals History became my first passion and I have produced a website of over 650 pages called History of Cardinals. I update and research that almost daily. Also, in this research, I have come across all kinds…
Just a note to let you know the for past month Linda and I spent it in Florida. This made it hard to continue my blog but for the most part I kept it going. There were many things in the way such as sun, grandkids games, sun, beach, sitting outside, sun, playing games with…
That title. It’s correct. I am not doing a switch-and-bait on you. But let’s get a bit of a background before we turn to the main event. After College After college I worked a few years at Firestone Tire Company in Pekin in various capacitites with the last one as Credit Manager. I decided to…
John “Liver-Eating” Johnson (born circa 1824 and died 1900) Rumors, legends, and campfire tales abound about Johnson. Perhaps chief among them is this one: In 1847, his wife, a member of the Flathead American Indian tribe, was killed by a young Crow brave and his fellow hunters, which prompted Johnson to embark on a…
A bit of a deviation from players but this manager from Springfield has some really cool things in his background. Legacy Barrow was the first executive to put numbers on player uniforms. He also announced the retirement of Lou Gehrig’s uniform number, the first number to be retired. Barrow was also the first executive to…
Continuing on with the Illinois born major league players takes me to a Logan County small town of Elkhart. I found an interesting tidbit that I didn’t know in the story of Jake Stahl. Here are two players born in Elkhart. Here is a link to previous Illinois Born players. …