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George Washington Wingate Biography – A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans Vol. 4.

     Assemblyof God Church     Assembly Of God ChurchBuilt Here In 1941 The church of theAssembly of God, a neat brick structure which stands just off the publicsquare on South Liberty street, was erected in the year 1941 by a groupof loyal workers, under the supervision of Rev. Ivan Belmer, who had beenholding meetings in the community for some time. The site on whichthe church is located was donated to the worthy cause by John A. McCormick,who in recent years has been a confirmed invalid and confined to his bedin the Culbertson hospital. Among the pastorswho have served … Read more

John W. Barnes Illinois Public Land Purchase – Littleton Township Schuyler County, Illinois.

Column published in The Rushville Times with information furnished by officials of the Schuyler Jail Museum. These articles contain genealogical information such as, Family Histories, Research books, old newspapers, vintage family items, Resource aids, Research items, Publications, Book Listings, Business, Directory, Family sources, and other genealogy holding available at the Schuyler County Illinois Historical Jail Museum and Genealogical Center.

History of the Illinois River Valley

Index to Land Deeds in Schuyler County, Illinois.

Column published in The Rushville Times with information furnished by officials of the Schuyler Jail Museum. These articles contain genealogical information such as, Family Histories, Research books, old newspapers, vintage family items, Resource aids, Research items, Publications, Book Listings, Business, Directory, Family sources, and other genealogy holding available at the Schuyler County Illinois Historical Jail Museum and Genealogical Center.

    ChristEpiscopal Church    Christ Episcopal ChurchOne Of Earliest, This Faith, In State In the history of the Episcopalchurch of Illinois, Rushville stands pre-eminent as one of the first townsto establish a church of that denomination. Altho the diocese of Illinoiswas not organized until March 9, 1835, Christ Church parish, Rushville,was organized in February, 1834. At that time there were only three orfour other Episcopal churches in the state of Illinois, and when BishopChase, the first bishop of Illinois, made his visitation to the state,Rushville was included in his itinerary. Little is known of the earlyhistory of the church … Read more