Sumner real estate sumner il homes for sale zillow. I can remember reading history books in school in which sumner. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava illinois stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 1. Sumner county, tennessee genealogy tngenweb project. Serving in the senate until his death, sumner championed the cause of african americans, calling for the passage of constitutional amendments to provide civil and political rights to. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. In 1900 its area was 360 square miles, and its population, 16,523. Railroads, such as the illinois central railroad, were built to allow the states. Lawrence county one of the eastern counties in the southern tier, originally a part of edwards, but separated from the latter in. Gallatin, sumner county public library board, 1972.
Marie sumner lott examines the music available to musical consumers in the nineteenth century, and what that music tells us about their tastes, priorities, and activities. Mccleave, farmer and contractor, it was learned that. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. I bought this book for my husband because he is a big illinois history person. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. The house has been featured in several books and tv shows including ghost hunters and. William sumner dodge is the author of a waif of the war or the history of the seventyfifth illinois infantry 0. Sumner white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages. Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il. If you are in illinois, search for a book here and have your local librarian order it for you.
Sumner ranks in the upper quartile for population density and diversity index when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in illinois. Lawrence lore lawrence county, illinois historical society blog. Lawrence county one of the eastern counties in the southern tier, originally a part of edwards, but separated from the latter in 1821, and named for commodore lawrence. A journey through kurt vonneguts life and novels seven stories press, 2011 and detroit in world war ii the history press, 2015. Sumner is a city in lawrence county, illinois, united states. Records, 17011970 includes sumner, illinois source. A history of the anglea, angel, angle, etc family gregath pub. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including elva skinner, a. Feb 23, 2010 born in an illinois log cabin in 1887, john w. The history of lawrence county illinois touches almost every historical era. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land. The obituary was featured in courier press on september 15, 2011. Family legend says there were four brothers that migrated to sumner county, tennessee some time prior to 1820. Reportedly a former almshouse, this building was purchased for use as a haunted attraction.
The national financial panic of 1837 added to the states problems before the prosperity of the 1850s relieved this situation. The primary coordinate point for sumner is located at latitude 38. Riddleville, ruark, russellville, saint francisville, sand barrens, sumner. Guide to lawrence county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth. Make check payable to sumner county historical society. The complete version of the 1887 history of gallatin county as published by goodspeed publishing company taken from their fivecounty history of southeastern illinois. George rogers clark marched across the county during the revolution. Illinois land atlas and plat book, lawrence county, illinois, 1983 rockford. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of.
Sumner county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Sumner county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki. It was formed in 1786 from davidson county and is the secondoldest county in middle tennessee. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources sumner county. Roger biles, professor of history at illinois state university, is the author of five other books, including richard j. Free family records for researching ancestry in lawrence county, il. What cities and towns are in lawrence county, illinois and in this book. Following the oil boom trend in illinois, dalrymple migrated to robinson in 1907. Country style meats 2127 fillmore ln sumner, il meat. A very good biography of charles sumner of massachusetts that ends with the firing on fort sumter and the beginning of the civil war. Its been called sewards folly, but it could just as well be known as sumners project. Sumner county, kansas genealogy trails history group. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing.
Sumner county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. Sumner county, tennessee abstracts of will books 1 and 2 17881842 88. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years. Occupied by federal troops in march 1862, sumner countys story during this tumultuous period of american history is an interesting one. Family maps of lawrence county, illinois arphax publishing co. History of the disciples of christ in illinois, 18191914 by nathaniel smith. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including elva skinner, a woman who died in a fire in the former almshouse.
The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Sumner, illinois simple english wikipedia, the free. Everythings included as in the original, with the only changes of additional section headings and paragraph breaks as desperately needed. Nov 05, 2018 sumner holds a phd in american history from indiana university and a jd from the university of michigan law school. He supported laissezfaire economics, free markets, and the gold standard.
According to a book entitled illinois in 1837, published in philadelphia by. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in sumner, illinois. Explore a wide range of universities and colleges in sumner, illinois. Benjamin sumner received a grant of land in illinois for his service in the war of 1812 from north carolina. Submitted by robert anglea for more information see his book a band of angleas. Her social history of chamber music performance places the works of canonic composers such as schubert, brahms, and dvooak in relation to lesserknown but influential peers.
Few counties in the united states have a history as important to our country and as interesting to our citizens as sumner county. Applegate, billett, birds, bridgeport, charlottsville historical, chauncey, grays corner. Sumner, illinois city information, fast facts, schools. Politics, race, and the governing of chicago and crusading liberal. As history books tell the story, in 1867 secretary of state william seward secretly negotiated with russian officials to. Sumner county is located in middle tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions.
Record of the services of illinois soldiers in the black hawk war, 1832, and in the mexican war, 184648. Welcome to the sumner county historical society web site. I was talking with a fellow sumnerite today about stuff we remember growing up. Guide to sumner county established 1786 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records. Lawrence county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Lawrence county, illinois genealogy trails history group. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computergenerated index. Its exact site is no longer known and there is no historic marker. I was talking with a fellow sumner ite today about stuff we remember growing up. The book arrived well wrapped and it arrived quickly.
He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. List of books and articles about illinois history online. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Sumner wrote widely within the social sciences, with numerous books and essays on american history, economic history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology. After graduating from the eighth grade at hardscrabble school, allen served as a teacher and an administrator in southern illinois public schools for twentyseven years, and as the historical director of the university museum at southern illinois university for sixteen years. I can remember reading history books in school in which sumner, though credited as a vocal critic of slavery, was still presented as a less than stellar figure. He moved his family from nc and started the town of sumner by donating some of the land for the town.
C continuing to the explorerhunters and early pioneers who paid for the establishment of our county and state. William sumner dodge author of a waif of the war or the. Livingstons law register, 1851 lawrence county lawyers source. The sumner press newspaper was located in sumner, illinois. Oklahoma, may 1, 1920, and her body was brought back to sumner for burial. Lee martin, author of several books, most notably the bright forever.
After graduating from the eighth grade at hardscrabble school, allen served as a teacher and. Gallatin, sumner county public library board, 1969. Or, the history of the seventyfifth illinois infantry 9780554787350. Sumner holds a phd in american history from indiana university and a jd from the university of michigan law school. The attack transformed sumner into a northern hero and assured his place in history books, but his greatest legislative legacy came in the years after the caning. Around jordan school sumner county press, 8121886 kalamazoo. Illinois harvest provides links to digitized books for illinois. Charles sumner and the coming of the civil war by david. Browse the most recent sumner, illinois obituaries and condolences.
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