--Roberts Area Centennial. 100 Years of Plowing, Planting, Progressing. 1872-1972.
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Friday, April 21, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017
Shute School
SHUTE SCHOOL
Another photo from Carol Leary. She writes:
This is another picture of Shute school that belonged to my mother. Marie Gullett Bertram taught at this school in 1919, 1920 and 1921. It was her first teaching job. She taught 44 years in and around Ford County.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Edward Van Steenbergh and the Hay Press
EDWARD VAN STEENBERGH
Edward Van Steenbergh is one of the most extensive farmers of this township. Born in Ulster County, N. Y., in 1814, he came to this township in 1871 settling on Section 28. He owns a splendid farm of 640 acres, and annually ships large quantities of hay to Chicago.
--Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois. 1884. Page 75.
Edward Van Steenbergh is one of the most extensive farmers of this township. Born in Ulster County, N. Y., in 1814, he came to this township in 1871 settling on Section 28. He owns a splendid farm of 640 acres, and annually ships large quantities of hay to Chicago.
--Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois. 1884. Page 75.
Van Steenbergh Hay Press
I believe this picture of the Van Steenbergh property (Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois, 1884) shows the Hay Press. This was just down the road from Joe Rock's across the tracks and 54. Looks like a big operation at the time. The RR tracks have a side track at the operation and scales, from the 1884 plat of Lyman Township.
Sunday, January 08, 2017
Early Days in Lyman #4
EARLY DAYS IN THE TOWN OF LYMAN
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
When Ford County was a part of Vermilion county it was called Prairie City Township. In 1857 it was changed to Patton. In 1858 Drummer Grove town was set off from Patton and included all the present Ford County west of Range nine. In 1859 after Ford County was organized all of the panhandle and eighteen sections to the south of it was organized from the town of Patton and known as the Town of Stocton. In 1864 the name of Stocton was changed to Brenton and embraced the present towns of Pella, Brenton and Lyman.
In 1867 the residents of township No 25 petitioned the Board of Supervisors to have a new town made from Brenton which was to coincide with Township No. 25 Range nine. The request was granted and the town was named the town of Lyman in honor of the oldest settler, Samuel Lyman of Section No. 2.
--1884 Lyman Township Plat
My notes: Not sure exactly where Samuel Lyman lived in Section 2.
The first town meeting was held in the school house in Dist. No. 2 on April 7th, 1868. At that election the following officers were elected.
Samuel Woodward, Supervisor
A. M. Haling, Town Clerk
A. V. Burcham, Asssessor
A. V. Burcham, James Roberts and P. S. Gose, Commissioners of Highways
Samuel Woodward and T. A. Ireland, Justices of the Peace
Daniel Woodward and Daniel Althen, Constables The town was divided into four road districts.
In looking over the list of offices it seems that there was not much interest manifested. So many had to go home burdened with two offices, which meant much work for them. Roads had to be laid out, bridges built, disputes settled and laws made.
In those days every spring would see many bridges washed out. This meant work for pathmasters and road commissioners. Some of the streams that are only a few feet wide used to be twenty rods wider after a heavy rain. In 1869 rains were heavy and frequent. In 1868 Samuel Birdsley put up a blacksmith shop on what is now the Iler farm.
That same year, I believe, Thomas McNeish a shoe maker settled on the north west corner of Section 14.
--1884 Plat Lyman Township.
He used to go around to measure the feet. I remember his measuring mine. This was for my first pair of shoes in Illinois. In those days one could not judge the number of feet by the size of the home. Our home was 16 by 24 feet with a lean-to 12 by 16 but it contained many feet. Sometimes when I am downtown in the winter I see the boys with the tiniest pairs of pants but they all wear shoes. I wonder if they inherit their little brother's pants as I did my older brother's trousers, sixty years ago.
Many of the Connecticut settlement had "pulled stakes" and gone to other parts by 1870. Some went to Onarga and some back to their native state. Those I can remember were S. K. Marston, Pierson, E. F. Havens, Elmer Esso, and others. A few stayed and made good. During the decade of 1860-1870 the whole of the Town of Lyman was settled. The first German I remember was "Grube". He came to our school district. He had one daughter and two sons. The older son helped to build the present Catholic Church in Roberts. It was then the German Methodist.
My Notes: A reference to Catholic Church location being where a German Methodist once was sat.
--1884 Roberts
He also helped to build the Gonwa residence (now occupied by the Pendergast family) which was the Grube home.
One of the Peck young men built the Frank Steinman house in its original; Alexander Forbes built the original house where J. H. Talbot lives; G. H. Thompson erected the Mrs. Mae Roberts house. Taylor Blakely built the Henry Onken house. It was built on the Edward Hornickel farm. It was moved many times before it reached its present resting place. Blakely married a Conger girl. They came from Indiana.
Several from Indiana came here about that time. Some went on west. Some returned in a year or two. They came from Hoop-pole township. Posy County. They traveled in covered wagons. There was much talk of a railroad going through Lyman in 1869.
Father and oldest boys put most of our family in a wagon and gave us an outing in the fall. We went to the Del Rey timber to gather nuts. Butternuts and walnuts were plentiful. We saw the first train that we had seen since leaving Wisconsin. We thought how nice it would be to see a train scooting across Lyman. To us the train looked like it was hitched to the sky and as it moved the sky pulled the smoke out of the smoke stack like the big boys at school pulled the little boys in "cracking the whip."
--Roberts Herald. 3 April 1935.
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
When Ford County was a part of Vermilion county it was called Prairie City Township. In 1857 it was changed to Patton. In 1858 Drummer Grove town was set off from Patton and included all the present Ford County west of Range nine. In 1859 after Ford County was organized all of the panhandle and eighteen sections to the south of it was organized from the town of Patton and known as the Town of Stocton. In 1864 the name of Stocton was changed to Brenton and embraced the present towns of Pella, Brenton and Lyman.
In 1867 the residents of township No 25 petitioned the Board of Supervisors to have a new town made from Brenton which was to coincide with Township No. 25 Range nine. The request was granted and the town was named the town of Lyman in honor of the oldest settler, Samuel Lyman of Section No. 2.
--http://ford.illinoisgenweb.org/maps.htm
--1884 Lyman Township Plat
My notes: Not sure exactly where Samuel Lyman lived in Section 2.
The first town meeting was held in the school house in Dist. No. 2 on April 7th, 1868. At that election the following officers were elected.
Samuel Woodward, Supervisor
A. M. Haling, Town Clerk
A. V. Burcham, Asssessor
A. V. Burcham, James Roberts and P. S. Gose, Commissioners of Highways
Samuel Woodward and T. A. Ireland, Justices of the Peace
Daniel Woodward and Daniel Althen, Constables The town was divided into four road districts.
In looking over the list of offices it seems that there was not much interest manifested. So many had to go home burdened with two offices, which meant much work for them. Roads had to be laid out, bridges built, disputes settled and laws made.
In those days every spring would see many bridges washed out. This meant work for pathmasters and road commissioners. Some of the streams that are only a few feet wide used to be twenty rods wider after a heavy rain. In 1869 rains were heavy and frequent. In 1868 Samuel Birdsley put up a blacksmith shop on what is now the Iler farm.
--1884 Plat Lyman Township.
That same year, I believe, Thomas McNeish a shoe maker settled on the north west corner of Section 14.
--1884 Plat Lyman Township.
He used to go around to measure the feet. I remember his measuring mine. This was for my first pair of shoes in Illinois. In those days one could not judge the number of feet by the size of the home. Our home was 16 by 24 feet with a lean-to 12 by 16 but it contained many feet. Sometimes when I am downtown in the winter I see the boys with the tiniest pairs of pants but they all wear shoes. I wonder if they inherit their little brother's pants as I did my older brother's trousers, sixty years ago.
Many of the Connecticut settlement had "pulled stakes" and gone to other parts by 1870. Some went to Onarga and some back to their native state. Those I can remember were S. K. Marston, Pierson, E. F. Havens, Elmer Esso, and others. A few stayed and made good. During the decade of 1860-1870 the whole of the Town of Lyman was settled. The first German I remember was "Grube". He came to our school district. He had one daughter and two sons. The older son helped to build the present Catholic Church in Roberts. It was then the German Methodist.
My Notes: A reference to Catholic Church location being where a German Methodist once was sat.
--1884 Roberts
He also helped to build the Gonwa residence (now occupied by the Pendergast family) which was the Grube home.
One of the Peck young men built the Frank Steinman house in its original; Alexander Forbes built the original house where J. H. Talbot lives; G. H. Thompson erected the Mrs. Mae Roberts house. Taylor Blakely built the Henry Onken house. It was built on the Edward Hornickel farm. It was moved many times before it reached its present resting place. Blakely married a Conger girl. They came from Indiana.
Several from Indiana came here about that time. Some went on west. Some returned in a year or two. They came from Hoop-pole township. Posy County. They traveled in covered wagons. There was much talk of a railroad going through Lyman in 1869.
Father and oldest boys put most of our family in a wagon and gave us an outing in the fall. We went to the Del Rey timber to gather nuts. Butternuts and walnuts were plentiful. We saw the first train that we had seen since leaving Wisconsin. We thought how nice it would be to see a train scooting across Lyman. To us the train looked like it was hitched to the sky and as it moved the sky pulled the smoke out of the smoke stack like the big boys at school pulled the little boys in "cracking the whip."
--Roberts Herald. 3 April 1935.
The Rural Schools in Lyman Township
School #2 – Smith School, in Sect. 4
School #3 – Lake Shore School, in Sect. 6
School #4 – in Sect. 20 (not on the Survey map)
School #5 – in the town of Roberts (not on the Survey map)
School #6 – Larkin School, in Sect. 14, still exists as a residence
School #7 – Zahn School, in Sect. 35
School #8 – Minch School, in Sect. 33. District #43
School #9 – Schute School, in Sect. 32. District #44
I wonder if school #4 in Section 20 might be the Roeder School, District #42 (#42 according to the sale bill for the property)?
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Livery Stable
I have not read much about the "Livery Stable" found on this 1884 map of Roberts. I guess it would behind where Ronnie Shambrook lived facing the alley?? More research needed.
Monday, December 26, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Neiting Grove . . . never heard of that.
Neiting Grove. Just outside of Roberts. Looks like the road we took to the farm. Near the Musson's and Lloyd Flessner's place. Was the grove that we know so large that it extended several miles outside of Roberts?
A church in 1876 in Section 34.
I believe the middle small building is a church . . . located on section 34 in Lyman Township from this 1876 atlas.
The Lake Shore District
Many of the early articles in Roberts' history refer to this as "the Lake Shore District." And here is why. Looks like the Arnold Farm and Lester and Ida Weber are in the Lake Shore District. Our farm was surrounded by drainage ditches.
A new map I found today.
--ATLAS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 1876.
I found this map today at the library. Neiting Grove . . . don't think I have ever run across that name. Beeset [sic] Grove on this map is still a station. Which I think means a train station or depot is still located there in 1876. And the Lake Shore District in Section 8, 7 and 6 is a "Lake" in this atlas. At one time this must have been a very significant body of water. Lots of schools also. And a church in Section 27.
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