Some history of whiteside county il written by landis fay 1992. Digitized books from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. Farm plat book with index to owners, wabash county, illinois. History of whiteside county illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908. The county was named in honor of general samuel whiteside who distinguished himself as a brave and honorable officer who participated in the indian wars in this section of the country from 1812 until the close of the black hawk war. It was done at the request of the whiteside county board to mark illinois sesquicentennial. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908 hardcover september 22, 2009 by william w davis author.
Map of whiteside county, illinois library of congress. Guide to whiteside county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records. This is the third book published by whiteside county genealogists. Whiteside county, illinois simple english wikipedia, the. Whiteside county was established january 16, 1836, formed from jo daviess and henry counties.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Containing a detailed account of their experiences while serving as volunteers in the porto rican campaign during the spanishamerican war of 1898. Illustrated, with biographical sketches of some prominent citizens of the county. Whiteside county was founded in 1836 from parts of jo daviess and henry counties. Whiteside county, illinois established in january 16, 1836. Prophetstown area historical society home facebook. History topics in whiteside county, illinois genealogy trails.
Map, available online, illinois library of congress. Whiteside county is named for samuel whiteside who was a commander in the war of 1812, a colonel of the territorial militia, and brigadier general during the black hawk war. P allen, printer and binder date published 1877 keywords u. Illustrated, with biographical sketches of some prominent citizens of the county, william w. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of whiteside county, illinois. The last book, a history of whiteside county, was written by wayne bastian. History of whiteside county, illinois this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. W genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois at.
Whiteside county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908 hardcover september 22, 2009. More than 260 families contributed to the whiteside county history book, but more than 400 copies have already been sold on preorder registration and from 2 to 4 p. Some history of whiteside county il genealogy trails. Whiteside county illinois history and families whiteside county genealogists on. The acrevalue whiteside county, il plat map, sourced from the whiteside county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908 this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
This book provides such a rich history of clyde and genesee townships that i thought it was only fitting to include something about the life of mr. Charles bent for ten years editor and proprietor of the whiteside sentenel, of morrison, ill morrison, illinois 1877 entered according to act of congress, in the year 1877, by charles bent in the office of the librarian of congress, at. Excerpt from history of whiteside county, illinois. History of whiteside county, illinois, from its first settlement to the present time. It has a population of 1,500 and is a model little city of neat, progressive and. It is filled with genealogical and personal information about various whiteside county. Whiteside county records genealogy trails history group. Acclaim press is a publishing and book selling agency that publishes the works of authors of whiteside county, illinois books. A musthave book for those interested in the history and genealogy of whiteside county.
Whiteside county genealogists to compile history book. The area is used for camping, nature trails picnicking, fishing and hunting. Map of whiteside county, illinois contributor names hills, edw. Residents of whiteside county will get the opportunity to be a part of the areas history with a special family history book. New book features whiteside countys rural schools of.
This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. The purpose of the prophetstown area historical society is to preserve the history. History of american towns prophetstown, illinois hubpages. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest settlement to 1908. They expect the book to be 200 to 300 pages, which will be published as a hardcover book. Whiteside county gis strives to work in partnership with county departments to support the activities of the county by providing comprehensive gis data, infrastructure, and services to enable decisionmaking, improve efficiency, and enhance service to the public. It was named for general samuel whiteside, an illinois officer in the war of 1812 and black hawk war. Gray genealogy and local history room serves the community and library patrons in many ways from researching local history to helping patrons learn their family history. Will do look ups hickman co tn deed book ag, 18071835 posted on. Whiteside county has a political history typical of northern illinois.
Tampico, illinois tampico is located in southern whiteside county, on the burlington ry. Newton township, whiteside county, illinois wikipedia. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest. Prophetstown state park is on the northeast edge of the city along the south bank of the rock river in whiteside county. New book features whiteside countys rural schools of yesteryear. Morrison illinois, the county seat, is centrally located on u. Whiteside county illinois genealogy and history part of the genealogy trails history group. Standard atlas of whiteside county, illinois cartographic material. Local history genealogy sterling illinois public library.
He also served in politics and helped select the site for the state capitol. Book history of whiteside county, illinois, biographical and family sketches edited by. Lc land ownership maps, 1123 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. For a full list of all published atlases of this area, browse the collection by state. For the names of residents living in the dwellings in many counties, consult atlases published by either directory service company or farm and home publishers when available in the database. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Carolyn duncan of sterling and sandra miller of rock falls are editors of whiteside county genealogists history of whiteside county, illinois.
Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. Ashe county, north carolina and died in whiteside county illinois in 1855 or 56. Newton township is located in whiteside county, illinois. Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in. This book examines the various townships, communities, towns, and individuals of whiteside county, illinois. History of whiteside county, illinois, from its earliest settlement to 1908. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Prophetstown area historical society, prophetstown, illinois. A treasure trove of information about whiteside county, illinois. History of whiteside county, illinois 1877 edition.
History of whiteside county, illinois from its first settlement to the present time. As of the 2010 census, its population was 450 and it contained 178 housing units. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. History of whiteside county, illinois from its earliest settlement to. The book, history of whiteside county, illinois, from its first settlement to the present time. History of whiteside county, illinois from its first. This interactive map of illinois counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of illinois in 17901869. History of whiteside county, illinois, from its first settlement to the. The library does have some materials for counties that are near whiteside county. Old settlers from 1893 plat book the rock river and its. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc.