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History of Monee Township, Illinois

1909 Plat Map for Monee Illinois

This township had not a white inhabitant until after the trouble with the Indians was over. There were settlements to the east over in Crete, and to the northwest up in Frankfort, but the township of Carey, as Monee and Will were then called, could not boast of a single white man until the year 1833. During that year John S. Dilly, John M. Chase, S. W. Cooper, S. W. Gaines, Nicholas Young and Aaron Bonnell came into the township from Ohio, and they constituted the pioneer settlers of the township. There was but one grove of timber in the … Read more

Two Sides to Story of ‘First Irish War’

The History of Joliet – Chapter 4 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo Posse drives off rioting canal workers “As the residents prepared to celebrate the national holiday, word arrived that Irish workers digging the canal near Romeoville were rioting. They were supposedly killing each other and the contractors at that work site.” By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News In local history, they called it “the First Irish War.” But those in Joliet — then Juliet — remembered it as the day of the posse comitatus. It was July 4, 1838, … 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