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A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Wagner, Anthony Deb Haines Wagner, Mathias Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Wahls, Henry J Deb Haines Wakefield, Col Edwin Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Walker, John Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Walker, Jonas Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Walker, Rev William Bohler Deb Haines Wall, John F Deb Haines Walsh, James Deb Haines Walter, Emil Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Walter, Fred W Deb Haines Walter, Michael Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Walter, Michael Deb Haines Walter, Michael 1838 – Deb Haines … Read more

submitted by Jo Fletcher Horatio Nelson Marsh The History of Will County prepared by the Will County Bicentennial Committee stated that the early settlement of Joliet Township owed a good bit of its population to those who came from New York. Among those who came were: Horatio Nelson Marsh, my great, great Grandfather. He had come West with his father, Quartos Marsh and five of his sons, four of whom were brothers of H. N. Marsh. These men were Edwin, Jonathan, Henry and Frank. The father and the four sons remained in Crete with H. N. Marsh moving to Joliet. … Read more

Submitted by Stephenie Todd Source: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Kendall and Will Counties Illinois, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1901; pp. 586-587. Elias MYERS, a pioneer farmer of Wheatland Township, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., May 25, 1828, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (AMON) MYERS. His father, who was born and reared in Pennsylvania, engaged in teaming and also cultivated a small farm of eight acres. In the spring of 1844, accompanied by his family and fourteen other families, he came via the canal and great lakes to Chicago, thence direct to Wheatland Township, where he bought ninety … Read more

Pioneer – Patriot Veteran – Father Citizen: VA, OH, IN, IL submitted by Wayne Reed DEDICATION Our ancestors deserve more than a line in a musty book, or a yellowed letter, long forgotten. We have the resources to locate these tidbits and the ability to publish with an ease not known a generation ago, and so, I have put some of these bits together for the enlightenment of those who would not otherwise find them all. If this story prompts you to go a looking, I wish you well, I pray your success will far outshine my meager efforts. -Wayne … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Gaines, A L Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Gaines, Ferris Edwin Deb Haines Gallagher, A Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Gardner, W D Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Garnsey, C B Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Garnsey, Charles Paula Winke-Martisek Garnsey, Charles B Deb Haines Garnsey, Hon Charles B 1842 – Deb Haines Garnsey, John Henderson Deb Haines Gaskill, Joab Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Gates, Henry Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Gatter, Frederick Deb Haines Gay, Freeman Dori Leekly & Margie … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Imholz, William Edwin Deb Haines Ingalls, L E Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Ingalls, L E Deb Haines Ingersoll, A A Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Ingersoll, Andrus A 1839 – Deb Haines Ingoldsby, Felix Paula Winke-Martisek Ireland, William 1842 – Deb Haines Jackson, Arthur D Deb Haines Jackson, Charles Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Jackson, Delancy M Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Jackson, Frank Paula Winke-Martisek Jackson, Col Fred Deb Haines Jackson, William George Deb Haines Jackson, William George 1851 – … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Labo, Joseph Deb Haines Lacey, Thomas Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Lacey, Thomas Deb Haines Lally, Patrick Deb Haines Lambe, William 1820 – Deb Haines Lambert, Frank 1829 – Deb Haines Lambert, George 1827 – Deb Haines Lambert, John Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Lambert, John Deb Haines Lane, John, Sr Deb Haines Lanfear, J S Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Lanfear, W H Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Lanfear, William H Deb Haines Lanfear, William H 1830 – Deb Haines Lang, … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter MacDonald, Norman Deb Haines MacDonald, William Columbus Deb Haines Mack, John J Deb Haines Mack, Uziah Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Mack, Uziah Deb Haines Mackey, Thompson Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Mackie, John Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Mackin, Peter Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Madison, Louis S Deb Haines Maltby, William Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Mapps, R H Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Marsh Bios Jo Fletcher Marsh, Frank E Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Marsh, Frank E Deb … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Nachbour, Joseph F 1856 – Deb Haines Nacke, John Deb Haines Nash, Alfred MD 1828 – Deb Haines Neese, Thomas J Deb Haines Nelson, Robert W Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Nelson, Samuel G Kathryn Young Nelson, Samuel G Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Nelson, Samuel G 1827 – Deb Haines Nelson, William Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Nettels, Henry Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Neuer, Leopold 1829 – Deb Haines Nevens, W H Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Newkirk, Frank Paula … Read more

A B C DE F G H IJK L M NO PQ R S TUV WXYZ Description Submitter Paddock, D W Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Paddock, Walter 1817 – Deb Haines Paddock, William J 1816 – Deb Haines Page, Nathaniel Deb Haines Paige, J D Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Palmer, George Deb Haines Palmer, Prof Isaac S Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Palmer, Ithamer T Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Palmer, Jacob Jr Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Pape, John Deb Haines Parker, Silas I Deb Haines Parkinson, Henry H Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Parks, Hon G … Read more