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 magoo.com: John and Peter McGough—Two Brothers in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Gilberts is a town on the border of Rutland and Dundee townships in Kane County, Illinois.
Eugene A. Mc Gough was born in 1867 in Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois.
Wabash county is in southeastern Illinois, to the southeast of Richland county, and on the eastern boundary of Illinois.
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 Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois (Counties)
Jo Daviess county is located in the extreme northwest corner of Illinois and was created in 1827.
Its western border is the Mississippi River with Wisconsin to the north, Stephenson County to the east and Carroll County to the south.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 21,562, a decrease of 259 over the 1990 census.
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 Welcome to Jo Daviess County, Illinois -- Jo Daviess County Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Jo Daviess County was established on February 17, 1827 and was originally comprised of all or part of what are now Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties.
The County was named after Joseph Hamilton Daviess, a frontier lawyer from Kentucky who was killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
According to the 2000 Census Bureau, the population of the County is 22,289 - a growth of 2.14% from 1990.
jodaviesscounty.govoffice.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={C36874CF-30CB-4E0F-9786-CB2DE19E9610}   (131 words)

  
 Galena and Jo Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Galena and Jo Daviess County’s rolling hills and gentle valleys awaken the senses.
Galena and Jo Daviess County’s ten golf courses are upstaged only by the unparalleled vistas viewed from the rolling hills that are unique to northwest Illinois.
Jo Daviess County’s lush gardens and fertile farms.
www.galena.org   (190 words)

  
 Welcome to Jo Daviess County, Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Welcome to Jo Daviess County, located in the northwest corner of Illinois.
Known for its rolling hills and beautiful views, Jo Daviess County is a great place to live, do business, and visit.
Jo Daviess County is always looking for ways to improve this website.
www.jodaviess.org /index.asp?Design=PrintView   (89 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Ogle County was formed in 1836 from a part of Jo Daviess County.
The first session of the Ogle County Commissioner’ Court was held at Oregon on January 3, 1837, and Oregon was chosen to be the County Seat.
In December 1839, the County Board ordered the town of Oregon to be called Florence; in 1843, however, it was renamed Oregon.
www.oglecounty.org /history.html   (549 words)

  
 Jo Daviess County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Jo Daviess County, IL Jo Daviess County is one of 102 counties in Illinois.
This was an increase of 1.37% from the 2000 census.
Jo Daviess County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6289   (536 words)

  
 Burness Genealogy and Family History - Person Page 214   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
She died on 8 November 1885 in Derinda, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA, at age 69.
She married John Mollison, son of Alexander Mollison and Mary Ann Parks, on 12 December 1866 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA.
She died on 24 April 1857 in Derinda, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA, at age 2.
www.burness.ca /p214.htm   (2590 words)

  
 Jo Daviess SWCD Home Page
Jo Daviess Natural Area Guardians Homepage The Guardians are a subcommittee of Jo Daviess County SWCD
Jo Daviess County has hundreds of miles of perennial streams and many have eroding banks.
Illinois NRCS home page Jo Daviess County is the first county in the nation to have the soil survey of the future.
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 The Political Graveyard: Jo Daviess County, Ill.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1922, 1924, 1928.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/IL/JD.html   (672 words)

  
 Jo Daviess Workshop, Inc. - Transit Services
Jo Daviess Country Transit is a county-wide public transportation system operated by Jo Daviess Workshop, Inc. with support from Jo Daviess County Board, Townships and Illinois Department of Transportation.
Transportation is available for medical purposes for persons with disabilities and senior citizens in Jo Daviess County.
Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be made at least 24 hours in advance of trip.
www.jdwi.org /transit_services.htm   (110 words)

  
 Illinois Trails History & Genealogy for Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess county, situated in the northwest corner of the State; has an area of 663 square miles; population (in 1900) 24,533.
Immigration increased rapidly and, inside of three years, the "Point" had a population of 150, and a post-office was established with a fortnightly mail to and from Vandalia, then the State capital.
In 1827 county organization was effected, the county being named in honor of Gen. Joseph Hamilton Daviess, who was killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
iltrails.org /jodaviess   (764 words)

  
 Lawyers Jo Daviess County Illinois: Lawyers and Attorneys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Volunteers from Illinois towns in St. Clair County - Belleville, Millstadt, Mascoutah, Lebanon, and others - marched to Springfield under the command of August Mersy, a veteran of the failed 1848 revolt in Baden, Germany.
Depleted in numbers, the Ninth received 103 men from the 128th Illinois from Williamson County and 105 imprisoned deserters, who, under the influence of the veterans of the Ninth, became acceptable soldiers.
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 Elizabeth, Illinois... History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The village of Elizabeth, population 650, is nestled in the middle of the rolling hill country of scenic Jo Daviess County in the northwest corner of Illinois.
Unhappy with their new lands, Black Hawk returned to Illinois in April of 1832 with some 500 warriors and about 1,000 women, children and old men.
The stem of the "The Maple Leaf Route" ran from Chicago, Illinois, through South Freeport, Pearl City, Kent, Stockton, Woodbine, Elizabeth, and North Hanover to Dubuque, Iowa, and then on to the railroad’s hub city at Oelwein, Iowa.
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 Welcome to the Village of Hanover, Illinois!
elcome to the Village of Hanover, nestled in the Apple River Valley among the rolling hills of Northwest Illinois.
The world's only Mallardfest will be held on September 16-17, 2005, in Hanover, Illinois.
This festival is a combination of an old-fashioned town picnic on the banks of the Apple River and a contemporary Oktoberfest.
www.hanover-il.com   (332 words)

  
 Illinois country wedding chapel for your Galena IL destination wedding ceremony at Oak Hill Weddings!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Welcome to Oak Hill, a unique country estate situated on 170 scenic acres in Jo Daviess County Illinois.
Located about 25 minutes from historic Galena Illinois, Oak Hill and St. John's Wedding Chapel, provide the ideal setting for a country wedding ceremony, destination wedding reception, anniversary, renewal of vows, reunion, baptism, special event, retreat, business meeting and more.
Our Illinois country wedding chapel can accommodate 200 people, yet is intimate enough for a destination wedding ceremony with only the bride and groom.
www.oakhillweddings.com   (279 words)

  
 Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program: Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
COUNTIES: Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb.
Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance and Historical Investigation of the FAP 401 Highway Corridor, Stephenson County, Illinois.
Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Proposed Realignment of FAP 301(U.S. 20) in JoDaviess and Stephenson Counties, Illinois.
www.anthro.uiuc.edu /itarp/research/idot_2.html   (1172 words)

  
 Straight/Inman Families
My Straight family hails from northwest Illinois, primarily in rural Jo Daviess County where my father was born.
Welcome Straight first appears in Illinois in the 1870 census in adjacent Stephenson County.
First priority should be the marriage of Harriet to Jesse Bicknell which is report to have occurred on March 14, 1847 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island.
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 Chase/Coughran Family
, born March 13, 1858 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin; died September 02, 1926 in Hanover, Illinois; married Sybil A. Eastman September 28, 1899 in Dodge Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois; born July 12, 1870 in Schaller, Iowa; died April 03, 1944 in Hanover, Illinois.
Henry and Jane Chase (and family) in Census in Derinda Twp, Jo Daviess Co., IL 1865 Hiram Scott Chase (son of Henry and Jane) born in Hanover, Jo Daviess Co., IL Elizabeth (mother) passes away in Reedsburg, Sauk Co, WI Henry and Jane Chase in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, IL Census
Other Chases were in Sauk County about 1850 in the Reedsburg area, where our Chases and Coughrans later resided in the mid to late 1850s.
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 Ancestry.com - Search Jo Daviess County, Illinois Biographical Dictionary
This database contains a portrait and biographical record of the prominent and representative citizens of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, along with biographical sketches and portraits of all the governors of the state of Illinois and presidents of the United States to 1889 (the date of publishing).
It also contains a history of the county from its earliest settlement to the latter end of the nineteenth century.
This database would be of great worth to any researcher with ancestors from this area in Illinois.
www.ancestry.netscape.com /search/db.aspx?dbid=7319   (175 words)

  
 Jo Daviess County, Illinois ILGenWeb
New Jo Daviess County Illinois Message Board at Rootsweb.
Copyright ©2002 by Jo Daviess County ILGenWeb; all rights reserved.
This information may be used by individuals for their own personal use, libraries and genealogical societies, however, commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior written permission.
www.rootsweb.com /~iljodavi   (112 words)

  
 Jo Daviess County Illinois - Mortgage Loans and Jo Daviess Illinois Mortgage Loans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Jo Daviess County Illinois Mortgage Loan Totals by Applicant Race
Jo Daviess County Illinois Mortgage Loan Totals by Outcome
Jo Daviess County Illinois Mortgage Loan Totals by Denial Reason
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 A History of Millville, JoDaviess County, IL
The stage coach route was the main route from Chicago to Galena a distance of 160 miles and requiring 5 days for the trip and at a cost of $12.50.
The Illinois Central railroad built its line from Freeport to Galena just six miles north of the town in 1854.
In 1933 the Illinois State Park System acquired 157 acres of land to be used as a State Park.
www.iltrails.org /jodaviess/millville.htm   (1551 words)

  
 Jo Daviess County Real Estate Agent REALTOR Buying Home Selling Real Estate Illinois
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 VIllage Profile Presents Galena, Illinois
Galena is situated in western Jo Daviess County, the county that forms Illinois' northwestern corner, bordering on Wisconsin and the Mississippi River.
Untouched by Ice Age glaciers, the county is a mix of high hills and secluded valleys.
In addition, a system of winding county highways links the city with many of the small communities in Jo Daviess County.
www.villageprofile.com /illinois/galena/galena1.html   (1538 words)

  
 Family Bible & Genealogy Records of Henry and Caroline Berryman Rowe of Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
State and County Maps Can be a handy tool...
This is a 122 year old Bible that belonged to the family of Henry and Caroline Berryman Rowe of Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Orlena married Clark D. Willoughby and settled in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa where she died in 1989 at the age of 101.
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 Realty Jo Daviess County, IL Illinois - New Homes, Commercial Real Estate - Search The MLS
Our website is a Jo Daviess County, IL Illinois property guide for finding listings and agents to make things easier for you.
Find Property in Jo Daviess County, IL Illinois - condominiums, new homes, townhomes, land, and foreclosure properties for sale.
The realty information found on this website is believed to be accurate and up to date, however no representations are made and no guarantees are offered.
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