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  Morgan County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Morgan County is a county located in the state of Illinois.
In the county the population is spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $36,933, and the median income for a family is $46,040.
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Morgan_County,_Illinois   (402 words)

  
 Morgan County Poor Farm Record Index (1848-1932)
County commissioners' courts were also authorized to establish county poorhouses, at their own discretion, to replace the farm-out system; to hire keepers of the poor, and to levy a property tax for poorhouse support.
In 1917, counties were authorized to establish joint poorhouses and poor farms with other counties; and in 1919, a law provided that all poorhouses and poor farms maintained by counties be called county homes.
County homes were reauthorized only for care of infirm or chronically ill persons; counties were specifically forbidden from placing destitute but physically healthy persons in the county homes.
www.sos.state.il.us /departments/archives/morganalms.html   (895 words)

  
 Morgan County, Illinois, USA
The present-day counties of Cass and Scott were part of Morgan County until 1837 and 1839, respectively.
Illinois College granted the first bachelor's degree in the state in 1835 and began the first medical school in Illinois in 1843.
Lincoln's arch-rival Stephen A. Douglas became Morgan County prosecuting attorney in 1835, and William Jennings Bryan, an Illinois College graduate, practiced law in Jacksonville from 1883-1887.
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 Nathaniel Harris
At the outbreak of the war with Mexico he went with an Illinois regiment as a lieutenant and at the battle of Buena Vista was wounded in the forehead by a musket ball.
David, the older, was born in 1839 and died in Scott County, Illinois, in 1855.
Morgan County during his youth was divided and Scott County created from a portion of its territory.
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 Jacksonville, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacksonville is a city located in Morgan County, Illinois.
It is the county seat of Morgan County
The city's daily newspaper, the Journal-Courier, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Illinois (since 1830).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacksonville,_Illinois   (495 words)

  
 Morgan County Jacksonville, Illinois (Counties)
Morgan county was formed in 1823 from parts of Madison County and is located in west central Illinois, WSW of Springfield, the State Capital.
The county seat is Jacksonville and the county population on July 1, 1999, was 35,158, a decrease of 1,239 over the 1990 census.
Illinois College is located just west of [springfie] in Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL, and has...
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 Morgan County, West Virginia Genealogical Records Information
Morgan County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in March 1820 from parts of Berkeley and Hampshire counties.
Morgan was court-martialed for striking a British officer and was sentenced to 500 lashes.
Initially, Morgan County's government was dominated by Molly Abernathy and her two lawyer sons, John and Joseph.
www.mywestvirginiagenealogy.com /wv_county/mor.htm   (3114 words)

  
 1834 Map of Morgan County, Illinois area.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This is a map of the Cass County, Illinois area.
Cass County was formed in 1837 from the parent county of Morgan.
I think some of the original land acquisition in Illinois was in the form of Land Bounties or Warrants to veterans of the American Revolution.
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 Benjamin and Margaret McKeown Pyatt
BENJAMIN PYATT, ESQ., sheriff of Morgan county, is a native of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and was born in the city of Pittsburg, May 20, 1820.
Also in Morgan County was Margaret's son, Benjamin, and family living at #18/18 on pg 480; Margaret's son, John, with his wife Caroline and family living with the Arbogast and Taylor families at #20/21 on pg 482.
Leslie J Pyatt visited the East Jacksonville Cemetery, in Jacksonville, Sangamon (s/b Morgan?) County, Illinois, in April of 1992 and found the graves of Benjamin Pyatt Sr (b: 1784), Benjamin Pyatt Jr (b: 1820), Mary Ann Pyatt, and her son, Charles R Lewis.
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 Jacksonville, Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
It is the county seat of Morgan County, IllinoisMorgan County/.
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal Monday that is expected to garner $470 million for hospitals and $130 million for the state annually in new, federal Medicaid dollars.
With opposing factions each claiming the state constitution was on its side, the Illinois House on Monday passed medical malpractice changes containing groundbreaking caps on jury awards for pain-and-suffering.
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 Idaho, Latah County Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
To this marriage of William and Ann was born the subject of this sketch, on August 31, 1839, in Pike County, Illinois, and Rose, deceased Milton, deceased; Sue, living in Morgan County, Illinois; Clarissa, in Canada; Warren, deceased; Newton, deceased; Jennie, in Morgan County, Illinois; Rachel, deceased; William, deceased; Edwin, in Illinois.
The parents removed to Jacksonville, Morgan County, when Cyrus L. was fourteen years of age, and they farmed there until the father went into the war in 1862.
Kinman was born in Morgan County, Illinois, on July 22, 1844, and the other children in her father's family are: Malinda, Elvira; James, all deceased, and Henry.
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 Morgan Co, IL firearm engraving by A&A Engraving Inc.®
The courthouse is framed with a scene depicting the underground railroad activity in Morgan county and a farming scene honoring the importance of agriculture in Morgan County.
The engravings on the reverse side of the receiver pays tribute to the Beecher Hall and the Ferris wheel industry of Morgan County The border on both sides of the receiver hold the names of historic citizens of the county.
The forearms hold pictures of the stagecoach that ran through the county in the early years as well as a train and the depot in Meredosia that was built in 1882.
www.aaengraving.com /gallery/counties/morgan_il/morgan_il.htm   (346 words)

  
 Morgan County - Community Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Morgan is one of the 102 counties in Illinois.
Earnings by persons employed in Morgan increased from $431,742* in 1995 to $462,957* in 1996, an increase of 7.2 percent.
The largest industries in 1996 were services, 23.7 percent of earnings; nondurable goods manufacturing, 18.4 percent; and state and local government, 14.4 percent.
www.jredc.org /morganco.html   (307 words)

  
 Morgan County, Tennessee Genealogical Records Information
The county and the county seat, Montgomery, were named in honor of Revolutionary War hero General Daniel Morgan and Major Lemuel P. Montgomery, a Knoxville resident who was killed in the battle of Horseshoe Bend during the Creek Indian Wars of 1814.
County government broke down under the pressures of war, leaving the isolated farm families vulnerable to the attacks of guerrilla forces operating on the plateau.
Although most Morgan County residents continue to commute to jobs outside the county, a number of industrial firms have opened plants, including VF Workwear (300 employees) and Advance Transformer (185 employees) in Wartburg and Tennier Industries (60 employees) in Sunbright.
www.mytennesseegenealogy.com /tn_county/mor.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Morgan County, Illinois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Morgan County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A Midwest state in north-central United States) Illinois.
Its (The town or city that is the seat of government for a county) county seat is (Click link for more info and facts about Jacksonville, Illinois) Jacksonville, Illinois (Click link for more info and facts about
The (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income for the county is $18,205.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/morgan_county,_illinois.htm   (621 words)

  
 Greene County Illinois
In the subsequent war between the English and French, the land was won by the English in the battle of Quebec in 1759.
Greene County was organized in 1821 and named for General Nathaniel Greene, the Revolutionary hero.
The first school of Greene County was established as a result of the implied powers derived from the general welfare clause of the Constitution of Illinois.
www.greene-county.com   (263 words)

  
 Dan Johnson's Genealogy Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rosella was born in Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois 22 August 1900.
She married Lial Lavery Inman in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, 2 August 1947.
Lial was born in Bedford, Pike County, Illinois 7 March 1923.
djohnson.inmanplaza.net /genealogy/d0/i0001122.htm   (374 words)

  
 The Restoration Movement in Illinois: Morgan County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
We agree to continue steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, in fellowship, in breaking of bread and in prayers.
A colony from the old church moved into Macon County and formed the nuclei of the Long Point and Niantic congregations.
The two parties came to a mutual agreement in 1866, and under the superior ministry of Enos Campbell were welded into one.
www.bible.acu.edu /stone-campbell/States/Illinois/morgan.htm   (1654 words)

  
 Illinois Hunters are Hungry for Quail Conservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Led by lifelong Morgan County resident, Mike English, the group formed the state’s third Quail Forever (QF) chapter.
Illinois is one of the only states that have maximized enrollment for their allotted CP-33 acres.
Illinois landowners signed up their entire state’s 20,000-acre allotment within the first months of the program.
www.pheasantsforever.org /press/release.php?releaseID=154   (482 words)

  
 Page11
Situated in the County of Morgan and State of Illinois and described as follows.
Morgan County In the County Court of said County.
Whereas I Hesekiah Russell of the County of Morgan and State of Illinois have made and duly executed my will bearing date the twelfth day of April A.D. Now I declare this present writing to be a codicil to my said will.
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 The Political Graveyard: Morgan County, Ill.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1843-45; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1827-34 (at-large 1827-33, 3rd District 1833-34);
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 Descendants of John Newport
I have made an ASSUMPTION that she is his wife, based on the Illinois Marriage Index record, but this needs to be confirmed.
December 1898 in Northeast of Virden, Macoupin Cty?, Illinois.
Berkeley, graduated from the University of Illinois, and was affiliated with Alpha Xi Delta fraternity.
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 Ancestors of Lawson T. Rexroat
In 1853 the family moved to McDonough county, Illinois, and settled in Scotland township, where Lawson was reared, and obtained his education in the common schools.
Rexroat was united in marriage with Mintie A. Rexroat, who was born in Morgan County, Illinois, and there attended public school in her girlhood.
Lawson married Mintie Alice "Alice" Rexroat, daughter of Zachariah Rexroat and Sarah Bristow, on September 2, 1875 in Morgan County, Illinois.
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 AllRefer.com - Morgan County , Illinois (IL) - (county) - Facts and Information
Morgan, county (572 sq mi/1,481 sq km; 1990 pop.
Jacksonville; 39°43'N 90°13'W. Bounded W by Illinois R.; drained by Apple, Sandy, Mauvaise Terre, and Indian creeks.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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 Morgan County, Illinois Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
CLOUD, Newton - clergyman and legislator, was born in North Carolina, in 1805, and, in 1827, settled in the vicinity of Waverly, Morgan County, Ill., where he pursued the vocation of a farmer, as well as a preacher of the Methodist Church.
He also became prominent as a Democratic politician, and served in no less than nine sessions of the General Assembly, besides the Constitutional Convention of 1847, of which he was chosen President.
Although not noted for any specially aggressive qualities, his consistency of character won for him general respect, while his frequent elections to the Legislature prove him to have been a man of large influence.
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 Old Berea Church, Morgan County, Illinois
It is a matter of interest that the original record book of the Berea Church of Christ, located in Morgan county, organized August 15, 1851, has been preserved.
Andrew Harris, of Alexander, Illinois, has carefully copied the record for the Journal.
The church is located in range 8, township 16, Morgan county.
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 Today's Mortgage Rates for Morgan County, Illinois, Zero Lender Fees
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All Morgan County, Illinois (IL) mortgage rates are subject to change without notice.
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 Morgan County Illinois Fractional DS3 Price Quotes Comparisons in Real-Time!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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