Vermilion Grove, Illinois

Mr. Haworth entered several hundred acres of land, but did not hold it to speculate on. Whenever a newcomer arrived whom he thought was a desirable neighbor, he sold land to him cheap, and on time if required. He exercised the same christian forbearance in his dealings with men as in his daily walk. George Haworth, an uncle of John, a strong-minded and robust man, soon joined the neighborhood, and with the Canadays established the first meeting, and soon built a house for that purpose. John had a family of eight children, of whom Mr. Elvin Haworth, now living on the place, is probably the best known, coming here at a time when, by his age, he was peculiarly susceptible of the impressions which circumstances would make. He grew up under such influences as his father was able to throw around him, fully appreciating the good effects of the institutions of religion and of learning, which, meagre as they were, were far superior to any in other portions of the county at that time. He attended the first school taught in the county, and assisted by his counsel, though young in years, by a maturity of judgment beyond his age, to establish the first seminary of learning in this part of the state. With that clear perception of duty which no cloud shades, and sound judgment which no circumstance wavers, he is accorded justly^ a high position in council and a strong place in the esteem of his townsmen. For a long time he represented the township in the board of supervisors ; and he was the early friend of the Vermilion Academy, which, under his fostering care, is making steady progress in the work of higher education.

Passage source: History of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879.

There was at this time, and until Dr. Hey wood came, no doctor nearer than the Wabash, and no mill nearer than that. There was abundance of meat, corn and wheat, and farmers all kept a few sheep, being careful to put them in a close pen at night. The farming operations were tedious, when all the land had to be marked out with a bar-shear plow, corn dropped by hand by the children and covered with a hoe.

Passage source: History of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879.

Win. Golden settled on section 25, near Quaker Point, abont L825. He got up a splendid house for the times, one story high and painted red, and permitted it to be used as a school-house a portion of the time. He was a man of Strong native abilities, - a natural leader among men. He died here ami left six children: two sons, Jacob and Richard, and tour daughters, - Mrs. Klam Henderson, Mrs. Nathaniel Henderson, Mrs. Andrew Patterson and Mrs. .1. ('. Dieken. Richard sold out and went t<> Iowa, where his family reside. Jacob had ten children, four of whom live in Iowa: Klam and Mrs. Win. Thompson live here, and Mrs. Or. Clovd and Mrs. Jame8 Dnbre live in Georgetown. When Andrew Patterson came here, in L 827, he remained the first season with his father-in-law, and then put up a hewed log house on section 23, a little north of the old gentleman's. It required all the men in the country, from Vermilion Grove to Quaker Point, to raise it. He was an industrious and careful man, and soon acquired a competency. Always alive to the interests of family and neighborhood, he Sfave an intelligent attention to whatever seemed in the line o\' duty. IK" owned six hundred acres of land in this township. He died in 1847. leaving six children. William, the oldest, lives on a farm which he purchased of dames Thompson in 1863, <<n section 1*2, a mile from where his father made his home fifty-one years ago. Of the other children of Andrew Patterson, Thomas, Golden and Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell live in this township, and Mrs. Sarah Campbell near by in ( Georgetown.

Passage source: History of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Elwood Township - it names this place 17 more 17 times.