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  Rushville  This being the capital ofthe county and one of the first points settled therein, it necessarilyfollows that a large protion of this chapter must consist of history. Itwas located as the seat of justice, March 6th, 1826 by the commissionersappointed for that purpose. It is situated in the southwest quarter ofsection thirty, township two north, and range one west. It was first namedRushton, in honor of Dr. Rush, an eminent physician of that city of Philidelphia.But for some cause, on the 24th of April, 1826, an order was made to changethe name to Rushville. The commissioners appointed David … Read more

  Calamities SouthSide Fire of 1882 RushvilleFire, 1886 SouthSide Fire of 1897 New! NorthSide Fire of 1924      Copyright 2003 Robin L. W.Petersen; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use ofthe information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited withoutprior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information. Return toRushville Township Index

  PatronList of theHistoryof Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois – 1882  Cityof Rushville NAME POST OFFICE RESIDENCE OCCUPATION NATIVITY YEAR CAME TO COUNTY Anderson, Edwin M. Rushville Rushville Drugs, Books and Stationery Lewisburg, Va. 1838 Bogue, Mark Rushville Rushville County Clerk Schuyler Co., Ill. 1852 Bagby, John S. Rushville Rushville Student at Law Schuyler Co., Ill. 1853 Loucilla Walker Rushville Rushville Wife of John S. Bagby Schuyler Co., Ill. 1858 Brannstool, George Rushville Rushville Livery, Feed and Sale Stable Germany 1856 Elizabeth Reiffy Rushville Rushville Wife of George Brannstool Germany 1860 Bagby, John C. Rushville Rushville Attorney at Law – 1846 … Read more

  RushvilleTownship History Rushville Townshipwas the home of the earliest pioneer in Schuyler County, and it dates itshistory from February, 1823. Nor could those early pioneers have founda more suitable location. There was timber in plenty and an abundance ofsparkling spring water, and the rich prairie land had natural drainagethat allowed the cultivation of the deep black loam soil by the first settlers,who harvested abundant crops with but little labor. These same lands where thefirst homeseeker broke the sod are the finest in Schuyler County, and morethan eighty years of constant cultivation has not impaired their fertility.But to this limited … Read more

  PatronList of theHistoryof Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois – 1882   RushvilleTownship NAME POST OFFICE RESIDENCE OCCUPATION NATIVITY YEAR CAMETO COUNTY Benton, L.M. (nee Dupuy) Pleasant View Pleasant View Retired Teacher Greenup Co., Ky. 1834 Benton, George R. M.D. Died Oct. 28, ’64 – Late husband of L.M. Benton Adams Co., Ill. 1852 A. G. Dupuy Pleasant View Pleasant View Father of L. M. Benton Greenup Co., Ky. 1834 C. A. Dupuy (nee Metz) Pleasant View Pleasant View Mother of L. M. Benton Harrison Co., Va. 1834 Barnes, Amanda P. Rushville Sect. 21 Farming and Stock Raiser Westmoreland Co., Pa. … Read more

  FireDept. Was Organized in August 1894Rushville’sMost Disastrous Fire Was in Jan. 1924 The RushvilleTimesOctober 7, 1948 In National Fire Preventionweek, and in connection with the old time stories being printed in thisCentennial Edition of The Times, it is appropriate to make mention of theorganization of the city’s volunteer fire department. This department was organizedon August 21, 1884, with 20 members, and a picture, taken a few years later,showing the old horse-drawn house cart, is printed in this edition. In the first organizationH. B. Roach was elected president, William Frizzell secretary, Thomas Nobletreasurer, and William Kistler foreman. Members were Arthur … Read more

  RushvilleTownshipCemeteries Tosee a larger version of these pictures, just click on the thumbnail view.    Good Hope Cemetery Good Hope Cemetery   Picture CreditsGood Hope Cemetery – KarlA. Petersen, May 1999 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 toRushville Township Index

  RushvilleTownship History O rescue from oblivionthe incidents of the past, and to preserve the names of the hardy few,who in fact were the real instruments of paving the way and making thewild forests habitable, is the object of the historian.  In a littletime the gray hairs of pioneers, who still live as tottering monumentsof the good old times, will be gathered to their fathers; their children,engrossed by the busy transactions of life, will neglect to treasure upthe doings and recollections of the past, and posterity will search invain for land marks and memorials thereof.  How necessary, then, thatno time … Read more

  EarlyDeaths The SchuylerCitizen, December 29, 1858 New!Deaths in Rushville forthe Years 1849 and 1850, by Mr. Samuel Hindman.1849Jan. 15. A girl at tavern–smallpox.Jan. 15. A child of Atha.Feb. 11. Mrs. Alphin Brown.Feb. 20. Mrs. J. Hill.June 2. Rev. T. J. Haswell.June 9. Ellen, a coloredgirl.July 13. A child of Dr.Taylor.Aug. 20. A child of Mr.Osburn.Aug. 27. A child of J. O.Jones.Sep. 15. Mrs. Evans.Sep. 16. A child of H. Evans.Oct. 1. A child of HoraceWitt.Oct. 1. Mrs. George Little.Nov. 11. Mrs. T. P. Parrott.Nov. 22. A child of Dr.Worthington.Nov. 22. Benjamin F. Scripps.Dec. 30. John Johnson.1850Feb. 12. James C. … Read more

  SouthSide Fire of 1882 The RushvilleTimesThursday, January 12, 1882 RUSHVILLE IN FLAMES! TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION! West half of the South SideBusiness Row in Ruins. ESTIMATED LOSS $40,000! Summary of Losses as Givenby the Losers. THE PARTICULARS AS PICKEDUP ON THE SPOT. The Greatest Illuminationever Witnessed in Rushville. {From the Citizen.}     Fire!Fire! The long expected and frequently predicted alarm has been sounded.On Wednesday morning about 12:30 a.m., the city of Rushville was awakenedto the fact that the south side of the square was in flames. The welkinrang  with cries of Fire! Help! and before 2 o’clock the entire westhalf of … Read more