I was going to break these all down into sections but have thought better of it and am just going to leave them in the places - books - they were in.  I want to eventually have all three 1800 books on the history of Knox county online.  It will take Kathy and I some time but I think we are up to the task.  This way you will also know where the information came from and be easier for you for your source information. George Candee Gale had a big hand in the completion of this work and would like to dedicate this online version in his name. He was one great, intelligent gentleman to help in the founding of Knox County, IL.  This is part two in this history Book on the History of my county.

All our best as your host ~ Foxie ~ & as typist Kathy

1899 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois ~~

Knox County

W. Seldon Gale & Geo. Candee Gale

published by Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers, Chicago & New York

Part I

Pioneers & Early Settlers

County Organization

First County Seat

Early Homes

Early Licenses

Early Land Titles

Immigration

Timber Lands

Improved Conditions

Early Development

New County Buildings

Industries

Agriculture

Hay & Grass Seed

A Canal-Boat Journey

Roads & Bridges

Spoon River

Creeks

Lake George

Mining ~~~ Building Stone

Brick Manufacture

The Steel Plow

The Black Hawk War

County Government

Location of the County Seat

& more

Part II

Galesburg

Inception of Galesburg as a Colony

Exploring & Purchasing Committees

Entry of Colony Land

Colony Organization & 1st Titles

First conception of Galesburg

First Arrivals

First marriages, schools, Religion

Early Dwellings

Township Divided & town Re-platted

Depression & Recovery

Village & City Incorporation

Galesburg in the Civil War

Street Paving

Manufactures

Public Library

Churches

& more

Biographical

All biographies in this book are now online. Just click on the appropriate link next to find your ancestors bio. Thanks so Much Kath!!!! We've got the bios now for the twp. Histories.... Yippee Yippee!!!! Then the rest of the portraits.

Click on appropriate link below

1899 Index beginning with A

1899 index beginning with E

1899 Index beginning with L = R

1899 Index beginning with S--Z

  The below histories are linked all on the same page, if you click on the name of the township you want to go to then wait a minute and it will open at the place on the next page. I put them up backwards starting at the extended southern portions of Knox County Townships.  Have bought the book for Kathy and she will be typing away again once obtains it.

Have a wonderful day.  This will remain here until all of the histories are online.

Indian Point

Chestnut

**Maquon

**Salem

Cedar

Orange

Haw Creek

Elba

**Galesburg

Knox

**Persifer

Truro

Henderson

**Sparta

**Copley

**Victoria

Rio

**Ontario

**Walnut Grove

Lynn

Portraits

on the Portraits from the past pages 1,2 & 3

They are mixed in with the Portraits from 1886 Portrait & Biographical Album of Knox Co., IL