Casner, Illinois

Transportation Facilities. - Long Creek is well supplied with good wagon roads, and the streams are spanned with convenient and durable bridges. The Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield R. R crosses the township in a western and north-westerly direction, enters it on section 33, Tp. 16-4, about the middle of the section, and its line is due west for nearly three miles, when it assumes a northwesterly direction, and crosses the Sangamon on section 19, Tp. 16-3. There are three stations, Long creek, Antioch-flag-station, and Casner, the latter of which is the most important. This road affords excellent facilities for the shipment of the various products of the township; since the building of the road, many farms have been opened up, the lands have advanced in value, and population increased.

Passage source: History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880.

Is located on section 31, Tp. 16-4 on the line of the I. D. & S. R. R., and is a station of the above road. This village was named in honor of its founder, L. B. Casner, who is now one of the leading farmers and stock-raisers, not only of this township, but also of Macon county. It was established in 1877, and the first house was built by Mr. Casner - he also kept the first post-office, which was also named Casner. J. H. Lord carried on the first blacksmith shop, and Dr. M. V. Lonergon was the first resident physician. J. H. Crowder taught the first school in the village, and the first church was erected in 1876 by the United Brethren.

Passage source: History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880.

Both the paternal and maternal ancestors of the Casner family were Germans. Mathias Casner, the paternal grandfather came from Germany, and settled in Cumberland county, Pa. Peter Casner was born in that county, November 17th, 1801. He came west to Ohio with his father in 1811, and remained there until 1831, or until he was thirty years of age, when he removed to Mercer county, Illinois, and remained there four years, and then came to Macon county, Illinois, and settled in Long Creek township, where he entered three hundred and twenty acres of land, in section 31, T. 16, R. 4 E. He also traded Mexican war land warrants for other tracts of land. He remained in the township until his death, which occurred October 25th, 1851, while on a visit to his daughter in Mercer county. He married Annah Holderman. She was born October 31st, 1803. She died April 3d, 1865. The Holderman family moved from Kentucky to Ohio in 1817, and settled'in Pickaway county. There were five children born to Peter and Annah Casner - four sons and one daughter. Their names are Jemima, wife of Jacob Bear ; George W., who met his death accidentally, July 11th, 1879 ; Christopher, a resident of Piatt county, and L. B. Casner ; Hanson, the youngest of the family, died at the age of twenty-two years. Lewis B. was born in Pickaway county,

Passage source: History of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880.

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