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The Hickory Creek Mystery

The History of Joliet – Chapter 8 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo City ready to jump to conclusions over mysterious death “David Richardson was arrested and charged with the murder. He was guarded in the county jail because there was lots of talk about hanging him without a trial. The people of this city wanted justice.” By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News In the spring of 1858, the people of Joliet were shocked by a brutal crime. A murder had happened in such a cruel manner that residents couldn’t believe … Read more

Will County Illinois Family Group Sheets – Page 7

Sample Family Group Sheet

In previous years, Will County ILGenWeb collected Family Group Sheets from it’s visitors and published them on our County website. The following page provides all of the Family Group Sheets (FGS) recorded from 19 Aug 2001 through 27 Aug 2002. These group sheets vary in accuracy, details and documentation, and like any family tree provided online, users should judge the accuracy by these three factors. We provide them as a resource for our users to give them a jumping off point. The submitter of each FGS has their email recorded on another page. If you attempt to contact them, and … Read more