Schuyler County, Illinois, Census Overview

  SchuylerCounty, IllinoisCensusOverview  1810 – Territorial Census(as Indiana Territory) – none for Schuyler County 1818 – Territorial Census(as Illinois Territory) 1820 – Federal Census (indexed)1820 – State Census 1825 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County 1830 – Federal Census (indexed)1830 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County 1835 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County 1840 – Federal Census (indexed)1840 – State Census – notsure whether available for Schuyler County 1845 – State Census – nonefor Schuyler County 1850 – Federal Census (indexed)1850 – Industry and AgriculturalSchedule1850 – Mortality Schedule 1855 – State Census 1860 – Federal Census (indexed)1860 … Read more

Schuyler County, Illinois, Christian Church

    TheChristian Church    Elder James Hughes FoundedChristian Church Here In 1833Held First Meeting Of ThisFaith In Ben Chadsey’s Cabin In 1829 It was in 1829 that ElderJames Hughes, on a preaching tour thru Indiana and Illinois, passed thruthis area in a company with Henry Johnston. They stopped off in Rushvillewith Benjamin Chadsey, the son-in-law of Mr. Johnston. Here in the Chadsey log cabinhome, located two and one-half miles northeast of Rushville, in 1829, waspreached the first sermon of the Christian church denomination, by ElderHughes, whose sermons continued for one week to a much interested groupof pioneer settlers, before … Read more

Schuyler County, Illinois, Christian Church Index

  TheChristian ChurchinSchuylerCounty   Historyof the Christian Churchby William Fowler, 1882 ChristianChurchby Howard F. Dyson, 1908 The ChristianChurchThe Rushville Times,October 7, 1948 OtherChristian Churches in Schuyler CountyThe Rushville Times,October 7, 1948    Copyright 1999-2006 Judi Gilker; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use of the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited without prior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information. Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page