The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Serving in the senate until his death, sumner championed the cause of african americans, calling for the passage of constitutional amendments to provide civil and political rights to. Livingstons law register, 1851 lawrence county lawyers source. Gallatin, sumner county public library board, 1969. Browse the most recent sumner, illinois obituaries and condolences. I can remember reading history books in school in which sumner, though credited as a vocal critic of slavery, was still presented as a less than stellar figure. The attack transformed sumner into a northern hero and assured his place in history books, but his greatest legislative legacy came in the years after the caning. A history of the anglea, angel, angle, etc family gregath pub.
The house has been featured in several books and tv shows including ghost hunters and. Sumner county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. The book arrived well wrapped and it arrived quickly. The sumner press newspaper was located in sumner, illinois. He received a land bounty of 160 acres in illinois. After graduating from the eighth grade at hardscrabble school, allen served as a teacher and. Guide to sumner county established 1786 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records.
Records, 17011970 includes sumner, illinois source. Marie sumner lott examines the music available to musical consumers in the nineteenth century, and what that music tells us about their tastes, priorities, and activities. Charles sumner and the coming of the civil war by david. Welcome to the sumner county historical society web site. Historical notes on lawrence county, illinois jstor. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years.
Sumner real estate sumner il homes for sale zillow. Sumner ranks in the upper quartile for population density and diversity index when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in illinois. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Politics, race, and the governing of chicago and crusading liberal. William sumner dodge author of a waif of the war or the. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava illinois stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010. Sumner, illinois simple english wikipedia, the free. Reportedly a former almshouse, this building was purchased for use as a haunted attraction. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computergenerated index. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources sumner county.
In 1900 its area was 360 square miles, and its population, 16,523. The complete version of the 1887 history of gallatin county as published by goodspeed publishing company taken from their fivecounty history of southeastern illinois. Or, the history of the seventyfifth illinois infantry 9780554787350. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in sumner, illinois. Sumner holds a phd in american history from indiana university and a jd from the university of michigan law school. Riddleville, ruark, russellville, saint francisville, sand barrens, sumner. Nov 05, 2018 sumner holds a phd in american history from indiana university and a jd from the university of michigan law school. As history books tell the story, in 1867 secretary of state william seward secretly negotiated with russian officials to. Gallatin, sumner county public library board, 1972. The primary coordinate point for sumner is located at latitude 38. Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il. Lawrence county one of the eastern counties in the southern tier, originally a part of edwards, but separated from the latter in 1821, and named for commodore lawrence. Occupied by federal troops in march 1862, sumner countys story during this tumultuous period of american history is an interesting one.
Sumner white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages. History of the disciples of christ in illinois, 18191914 by nathaniel smith. I was talking with a fellow sumnerite today about stuff we remember growing up. Benjamin sumner received a grant of land in illinois for his service in the war of 1812 from north carolina. He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Sumner county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land. Lawrence lore lawrence county, illinois historical society blog. Railroads, such as the illinois central railroad, were built to allow the states.
Illinois land atlas and plat book, lawrence county, illinois, 1983 rockford. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including elva skinner, a. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing. Sumner county, tennessee abstracts of will books 1 and 2 17881842 88. I was talking with a fellow sumner ite today about stuff we remember growing up. Lee martin, author of several books, most notably the bright forever. Guide to lawrence county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth. William sumner dodge is the author of a waif of the war or the history of the seventyfifth illinois infantry 0. Handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of. A journey through kurt vonneguts life and novels seven stories press, 2011 and detroit in world war ii the history press, 2015. Feb 23, 2010 born in an illinois log cabin in 1887, john w. Lawrence county one of the eastern counties in the southern tier, originally a part of edwards, but separated from the latter in. He moved his family from nc and started the town of sumner by donating some of the land for the town.
Following the oil boom trend in illinois, dalrymple migrated to robinson in 1907. According to a book entitled illinois in 1837, published in philadelphia by. Notes on amos west 17661819 of sumner county, tennessee, and logan county, kentucky. Applegate, billett, birds, bridgeport, charlottsville historical, chauncey, grays corner. Few counties in the united states have a history as important to our country and as interesting to our citizens as sumner county. It was formed in 1786 from davidson county and is the secondoldest county in middle tennessee. Mccleave, farmer and contractor, it was learned that. George rogers clark marched across the county during the revolution. Its been called sewards folly, but it could just as well be known as sumners project. I can remember reading history books in school in which sumner. Free family records for researching ancestry in lawrence county, il. If you are in illinois, search for a book here and have your local librarian order it for you. I bought this book for my husband because he is a big illinois history person. Sumner county is located in middle tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions.
Her social history of chamber music performance places the works of canonic composers such as schubert, brahms, and dvooak in relation to lesserknown but influential peers. Record of the services of illinois soldiers in the black hawk war, 1832, and in the mexican war, 184648. Sumner, illinois city information, fast facts, schools. Sumner wrote widely within the social sciences, with numerous books and essays on american history, economic history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology. List of books and articles about illinois history online. Everythings included as in the original, with the only changes of additional section headings and paragraph breaks as desperately needed. Lawrence county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. After graduating from the eighth grade at hardscrabble school, allen served as a teacher and an administrator in southern illinois public schools for twentyseven years, and as the historical director of the university museum at southern illinois university for sixteen years.
C continuing to the explorerhunters and early pioneers who paid for the establishment of our county and state. The national financial panic of 1837 added to the states problems before the prosperity of the 1850s relieved this situation. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. He supported laissezfaire economics, free markets, and the gold standard. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 1. The history of lawrence county illinois touches almost every historical era. Submitted by robert anglea for more information see his book a band of angleas. Sumner county, tennessee genealogy tngenweb project. Oklahoma, may 1, 1920, and her body was brought back to sumner for burial. Family maps of lawrence county, illinois arphax publishing co. Lawrence county, illinois genealogy trails history group.
Its exact site is no longer known and there is no historic marker. The obituary was featured in courier press on september 15, 2011. Around jordan school sumner county press, 8121886 kalamazoo. Roger biles, professor of history at illinois state university, is the author of five other books, including richard j. Sumner county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Make check payable to sumner county historical society. What cities and towns are in lawrence county, illinois and in this book. Illinois harvest provides links to digitized books for illinois. Country style meats 2127 fillmore ln sumner, il meat. Sumner county, kansas genealogy trails history group. A very good biography of charles sumner of massachusetts that ends with the firing on fort sumter and the beginning of the civil war. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including elva skinner, a woman who died in a fire in the former almshouse. Explore a wide range of universities and colleges in sumner, illinois.