Emigrants: PA Settlers in Henry County, Illinois Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Alice Gless. USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ I compiled a list of people who settled in Henry County, Illinois before 1875 who were from somewhere in Pennsylvania. Hope it will be useful to someone. PENNSYLVANIA ROOTS LIST ­ SETTLERS IN HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS SOURCE: State of Illinois Combined Town County State National and General Atlas, Warner & Beers Publishers, Chicago, 1875, Atlas of Henry County (Illinois) I extracted the following information from the above source. Key: Col 1 ­ Name Col 2 ­ Post Office (Illinois) Col 3 ­ Business Col 4 ­ Nativity (Pennsylvania) Col 5 ­ Date Settled in Henry County, Illinois The abbreviation F&SR means Farmer and Stock Raiser CAMBRIDGE TOWNSHIP J. D. Lafferty Cambridge Proprietor of Livery Stable Armstrong Co, PA 1856 David Waterman Cambridge Confectioner Bradford Co., PA 1842 A. B. Lafferty Cambridge Proprietor of Livery Stable Armstrong Co., PA 1856 F. S. Kline Cambridge Collector Columbia Co., PA 1860 M. E. Hepburn Cambridge Broker Philadelphia, PA 1868 Chas. Stackhouse Cambridge F&SR Bradford Co., PA 1846 George W. Iman Cambridge Resident Armstrong Co., PA 1856 GALVA TOWNSHIP L. M. Yocum Vice President York Co., PA 1855 Charles Yocum Resident York Co., PA 1867 G. W. Sipes Baker Fulton Co., PA 1857 S. Burnett F&SR Crawford Co., PA 1857 Henry Emry Farmer Pennsylvania 1837 KEWANEE TOWNSHIP C. Bassett Publisher Bradford Co., PA 1855 J. W. Price Grain Merchant Philadelphia, PA 1857 J. O. Risheill Furniture Schuylkill Co., PA 1858 George D. Elliott Saddler Pittsburg, PA 1855 GENESEO TOWNSHIP H. L. Kiner Editor Perry Co., PA 1869 S. R. Kiner Editor Perry Co., PA 1869 Samuel McHose Manufacturer of Brick Northampton Co., PA 1854 J. N. Greene Photographer Indiana Co., PA 1864 Dexter Rich Lumber Erie Co., PA 1854 J. T. Miller Livery Stable Beaver Co., PA 1867 Margaret Stewart Farmer Columbia Co., PA 1855 William Weimer Farmer Westmoreland Co., PA 1852 Samuel Weimer Farmer, Durham Cattle, etc. Westmoreland Co., PA 1852 E. Mertz F&SR Lehigh Co., PA 1871 Henry C. Worthington F&SR Bucks Co., PA 1859 MUNSON TOWNSHIP L. J. Wilkinson Supt Henry Cty Infirmary Tioga Co., PA 1872 C. E. Pettit F&SR and Poland China Hogs Erie Co., PA 1864 James Ringle F&SR Westmoreland Co., PA 1853 Thos. Licken F&SR Allegheny Co., PA 1865 Jacob Kough F&SR Blair Co., PA 1859 Alex. McArcy Farmer Wayne Co., PA 1857 William P. Casteel F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1855 B. F. Birchfield F&SR Mifflin Co., PA 1865 John Robb F&SR Chester Co., PA 1858 Wm. Liken F&SR and Justice of the Peace Allegheny Co., PA 1856 YORKTOWN TOWNSHIP C. Ott, Jr. Annawan Farmer Bucks Co., PA 1860 T. E. Knowls Opheim Farmer Bradford Co., PA 1857 Geo. H. Rivenburg Osco Farmer Luzerne Co., PA 1856 Wm. Sherrard Cambridge F&SR Franklin Co., PA 1865 Peter Osterheldt Cambridge F&SR Philadelphia, PA 1867 Jno. J. Whiteline Morristown F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1859 Andrew Weidlein Morristown F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1851 ANDOVER TOWNSHIP Jackson Deets Cambridge F&SR Pennsylvania 1870 J. C. Edwards Cambridge F&SR Pennsylvania 1858 EDFORD TOWNSHIP E. A. South Morristown F&SR Pennsylvania 1865 F. Dusenbery Morristown Farmer Fayette Co., PA 1865 George Duff Geneseo Farmer Pennsylvania 1857 ANNAWAN TOWNSHIP S. L. Andrews Annawan Supervisor and Miller Franklin Co., PA 1859 D. T. Buttermore Annawan Blacksmith Westmoreland Co., PA 1861 Joseph Fronk Annawan F&SR Dauphin Co., PA 1850 J. G. Heaps Annawan F&SR Lancaster Co., PA 1851 G. W. Newbecker Annawan Farmer Dauphin Co., PA 1868 C. L. Heaps Annawan Berkshire and Pol. China Swine Lancaster Co., PA 1851 O. W. Newell Annawan Physician Bradford Co., PA 1871 Andrew N. Morgan Annawan F&SR Lancaster Co., PA 1863 James Machesney Annawan Farmer Westmoreland Co., PA 1854 H. N. Fronk Annawan F&SR Juniata Co., PA 1850 J. A. Clark Annawan F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1853 Henry Messmore Annawan F&SR Pennsylvania 1851 WESTERN TOWNSHIP J. H. McGovern Orion Merchant Fayette Co., PA 1870 George W. States Orion Merchant Indiana Co., PA 1865 Wm. Wayne Orion F&SR Philadelphia, PA 1856 William Cessna Orion F&SR Cumberland Co., PA 1853 Sarah J. Bell Orion F&SR Indiana Co., PA 1852 J. O. Valentine Orion Proprietor of Hotel Warren Co., PA 1853 W. J. Robison Orion F&SR Somerset Co., PA 1856 Wm. McCandless Orion Farmer and Merchant Allegheny Co., PA 1855 B. Morgart Orion F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1855 H. S. Trego Orion Retired Bucks Co., PA 1854 Geo. Dunmire Osco F&SR Armstrong Co., PA 1856 COLONA TOWNSHIP Martha A. Walker Coal Valley Farmer Pennsylvania 1852 P. C. Stewart Colona Farmer Pennsylvania 1842 Joseph Pershing Green River Postmaster and Justice of Peace Pennsylvania 1864 HANNA TOWNSHIP William Irvin Cleveland F&SR Lebanon Co., PA 1868 S. B. McDonald Cleveland Engineer Washington Co., PA 1868 Benjamin Crull Cleveland F&SR Pennsylvania 1849 J. J. Smith Cleveland F&SR Cumberland Co., PA 1851 Nathaniel Resser Geneseo F&SR Adams Co., PA 1851 CORNWALL TOWNSHIP John Fleming Atkinson F&SR Clarion Co., PA 1855 B. F. Henry Atkinson Farmer Vernango Co., PA 1852 S. A. Dickey Atkinson Resident Chester Co., PA 1855 Isaac Slick Atkinson Farmer Bedford Co., PA 1854 James S. Hamilton Atkinson F&SR Westmoreland Co., PA 1839 James Southworth Atkinson F&SR Erie Co., PA 1837 William Porter Atkinson F&SR Westmoreland Co., PA 1842 S. J. Murphy Atkinson Farmer Allegheny Co., PA 1853 J. H. Clark Atkinson Farmer Bedford Co., PA 1857 J. J. Tully Geneseo Farmer Wayne Co., PA 1873 John Emery Cambridge Resident Fayette Co., PA 1849 Jemima Dunbar Atkinson Resident Franklin Co., PA 1841 WETHERSFIELD TOWNSHIP John H. Taylor Kewanee Farmer Pennsylvania 1852 E. T. Bevan Kewanee Farmer Philadelphia, PA 1870 WELLER TOWNSHIP James Ferman Nekoma Farmer Lancaster City, PA 1851 Henry Emy Galva Farmer Pennsylvania 1837 ATKINSON TOWNSHIP John Bishel, Jr. Atkinson Proprietor Central House Columbia Co., PA 1855 J. Aby Atkinson F&SR Franklin Co., PA 1844 John Welch Atkinson F&SR Franklin Co., PA 1853 PHENIX TOWNSHIP R. F. Rowland Sharon F&SR Luzerne Co., PA 1846 Abraham Ebersole Sharon F&SR Blair Co., PA 1864 D. B. Barge Geneseo F&SR Armstrong Co., PA 1848 J. J. Darin Pink Prairie F&SR Armstrong Co., PA 1854 John Ogden Geneseo F&SR Northampton Co., PA 1840 CLOVER TOWNSHIP A. C. Brown Woodhull F&SR Allegheny Co., PA 1852 Oliver P. Taylor Woodhull F&SR Northumberland Co., PA 1861 James Walton Woodhull Merchant Philadelphia, PA 1856 A. A. Skinner Woodhull Proprietor of Hotel Franklin Co., PA 1865 Joseph Hardey Woodhull Somerset Co., PA 1850 G. B. Eikes Woodhull Merchant Fayette Co., PA 1867 S. W. Neely Woodhull Insurance Agent Huntington Co. PA 1851 Chas. Wilkins Woodhull Harness Maker Allegheny Co., PA 1864 Isaac Litton Nekoma F&SR Bedford Co., PA 1860 Thomas S. McConnell Woodhull F&SR Juniata Co., PA 1857 LYNN TOWNSHIP Jno. S. Long Lynn Centre F&SR Indiana Co., PA 1855 LORAINE TOWNSHIP David Heller Spring Hill F&SR Lehigh Co., PA 1838 Simeon Heller Spring Hill F&SR Lehigh Co., PA 1845 Martin Santee Sharon Farmer Luzerne Co., PA 1869 Wm. Arnett Sharon Farmer, Dealer Warren Co., PA 1837 and Breeder of Thoroughbred Race Horses and Durham Cattle BURNS TOWNSHIP John Taylor Kewanee Farmer and Breeder of Short Horned Cattle Pennsylvania 1860 W. H. Craig Burns Farmer Pennsylvania 1868 S. L. Edmonds Burns Farmer Pennsylvania 1856 Edward Caldwell Burns Carpenter Philadelphia, PA 1856 J. S. Hadsall Kewanee Farmer and Proprietor of Hadsall Coal Mine Luzerne Co., PA 1852 William Leonard Kewanee Farmer Washington Co., PA 1840 OXFORD TOWNSHIP S. S. McLaughlin Oxford Farmer and Mail Carrier Mercer Co., PA 1871 S. B. Shumway Oxford F&SR Pennsylvania 1853 Samuel C. Elder Woodhull Farmer Pennsylvania 1865 W. O. Campbell Woodhull Farmer Pennsylvania 1872 Stephen A. Gamble Woodhull F&SR Pennsylvania 1857 James Stitt Woodhull F&SR Franklin Co., PA 1854 John Henderson Alpha F&SR Independence Co., PA 1860