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  HuntsvilleTownship History That division ofSchuyler known as Huntsville is situated in the extreme southwestern portionof the county, and is bounded on the north by Birmingham, on the east byCamden, on the south by Brown county, and on the west by Adams county.Entering the township at its western boundary, near the southernpart ofsection seven, is Cedar creek, flowing across the entire northern portion,in an easterly and northeasterly direction, then turning southeast it passesinto Camden township at the southeastern corner of section twelve, receivingtributaries from the north and south. Along its channel are found bedsof coal, fine building stone, and valuable … Read more

  Littleton From which the townshipreceives its name is the geographical centre of the township, on the southwestcorner of section 15, the northwest corner of section 22. James Littleand Dr. William H. Wendow located the village on the 31st day of July,1849, and procured the services of Leonidas Horney, then county surveyor,to survey and plat the town. Dr. William H. Wendow builtthe first house in the village, a small log cabin in 1847, and also keptthe first store, soon after the village was laid out. A post-office wasestablished in 1847 and Dr, William H. Wendow received the appointmentas postmaster. John … Read more

  LittletonTownship History Littleton may wellbe referred to as the “Prairie” Township of Schuyler County, and, witha location on the watershed between Crooked and Sugar Creeks, its wideexpensive prairies make it one of the most populous and wealthy townshipsof the county. It is one of a tier of four townships which forms the northboundary of the county, lying adjacent to McDonough County on the north.The south part of the township is more broken, where flows Horney Branchand Brushy Creek, but even this land has now reached a high price on accountof its close proximity to the rich level lands that … Read more

  LittletonHit by Tornado   The Rushville Times,October 31, 1856 One of the most serious casualtiesit has ever been our painful duty to record, occurred at Littleton, a pleasantvillage, situated in our county, about nine miles a little west and northof this place, on Friday evening last. A little before five o’clock p.m.,a very black cloud was seen in a south west direction from the town. Ina few moments, the tornado was upon them. Except the tearing up of foresttrees, and the scattering of fences, it seems to have done no materialinjury, until it reached the village, upon which it … Read more

  PatronList of theHistoryof Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois – 1882   LittletonTownship NAME POST OFFICE RESIDENCE OCCUPATION NATIVITY YEAR CAMETO COUNTY Applegate, Madison Littleton Sect. 27 Farmer and Stock Raiser Schuyler Co., Ill. 1838 Mary A. Ross Littleton Sect. 27 Wife of Madison Applegate Schuyler Co., Ill. 1839 Agnew, David Littleton Littleton Hotel, Boot and Shoe Maker,and P.M. Erie Co., Pa. 1848 Margaret L. Tucker Littleton Littleton Wife of David Agnew Spencer Co., Ind. 1843 Davis, Hosea Littleton Sect. 15 Physician and Surgeon Worcester Co., Mass. 1850 Maria C. Marks Died Sep. 23, ’56 – First wife of Hosea Davis … Read more

  LittletonTownshipSoldiersin the Civil War We append a listof all the Soldiers that went from Littleton township to the late rebellion;showing the different regiments and companies in which they enlisted. Therecord was carefully kept by Dr. Hosea Davis, of Littleton, at the timewhen the parties departed for service, and may be relied upon as correct. Sixteenth Illinois, CompanyG.Abbott, CharlesBarnes, Wilber A.Batchlett, AdamDodds, WebsterDodds, WilliamMarlow, JamesMarlow, WilliamMcCoy, Josiah B.Nelson, TeelPennington, Isaac – diedof disease.Pittman, Byard – killedin battle.Stodgel, Tillman – diedof disease.Thrush, John – killed inbattle. Tenth Missouri, CompanyA.Abbott, Moses R.Ainsworth, Albert S.Applegate, B. T.Bawden [Bowden], William- died of disease.Briggs, William … Read more

  OaklandVillage On the 23rd dayof June, 1869, this village was laid out upon the S. E. ¼ of section26, by William Seachrist, and surveyed and platted by J. W. Watts, thecounty surveyor.  The town was built along the base of the hill, andpresents a picturesque appearance, as one approaches it.  The buildingsare neat and comfortable.  It has a station upon the Chicago, Burlingtonand Quincy Railroad, Rushville branch, and offers to the capitalist seekingan investment, a manufacturing site rarely equaled.  An inexhaustiblesupply of fine timber, coal, building stone, potter’s clay, water in abundanceat all seasons, and a mill site not … Read more

  OaklandTownship History Oakland townshipis located in the northeastern portion of the county.  It is boundedon the north by McDonough county, on the east by Fulton county, on thesouth by Rushville, and on the west by Littleton. Entering the townshipfrom Littleton on the west, at the centre of section 7, the West Branchof Sugar creek winds its way across the township, finally discharging itswaters into Sugar creek in section 24, while along its entire course itreceives numerous tributaries from the north and south. Sugar creek entersthe township from the east at section 13 and flows through the sectionsimmediately south, making … Read more

  Pleasantview  This is a little town situatedin the extreme southeast part of the township.  It was laid out byEbenezer Dimmick, July 21st, 1843, and situated in section thirty-six. The first business was transacted by E. Dimmick, who was both merchantand postmaster.  The present business is as follows:General Stores–E.Dimmick, Warren Mallory.Basket Factory–CharlesEdwards.Wagon Maker–G. W.Scott.Blacksmiths–GeorgeF. Rebman, Henry Landon.Postmaster–E. Dimmick. With the exception of a fewyears, Mr. Dimmick has been postmaster since the commencement of the town. Schuyler County AgriculturalSociety–The first organization of this society was effected March17, 1855. At the preliminary meeting, Benjamin Chadsey was chosen chairman. The first officers elected were, President, … Read more

  Ridgeville The village of Ridgevillewas laid out by Isaac Garrett, April 19th, 1836, on section 16.  Itwas the voting place before the township organization.  The name isstill perpetuated as the title of the church and the school there.  Excerpted from The CombinedHistory of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, 1882Transcribed by Carol LongwellMiller for Schuyler County ILGenWeb Copyright 1999, 2000 RobinL. W. Petersen; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercialuse of the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibitedwithout prior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with theinformation.   Return toBrowning Township index