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Title: History of La Salle County, Illinois : its topography, geology, botany, natural history, history of the Mound builders, Indian tribes, French explorations, and a sketch of the pioneer settlers of each town to 1840 : with an appendix, giving the present status of the county, its population, resources, manufactures, and institutions
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Baldwin, Elmer
Subjects: La Salle County (Ill.) -- History La Salle County (Ill.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago : Rand McNally
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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ley, daughter of John Bailey,of Vermillion. He left his family in 1850 and wentto California, and did not return. Mrs. Bullockdied in 1873. Of their children, Elisha marriedBrintha Hall, in Rutland ; Samuel and William arein Indiana; Martha married George Jacobs, inNebraska. DEER PARK. Deer Park, called after the romantic grotto ofthat name, which lies within its borders, is com-posed of that part of T. 33, R. 2, lying south of the ;niinois river, and that portion of T. 32, R. 2, lyingnorth of the Yermillion. It occujoies the pointbetween the two rivers, and is nearly in the shapeof a triangle. A considerable portion of its territoryis covered by the bottom and bluff timber along thestreams, and much mineral wealth will be extractedfrom those bluffs ; coal, fire clay, and stone, for limeand for building purposes, exist in large quantities.The high ridge of prairie extending through FarmRidge, extends through this town, but is broader,giving the whole town a high rolling face, with ex-
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Sketch of Settlers — Deer Park. 323 cellent drainage ; and a more beautiful section ofland can hardly be found in the State. Martin Reynolds, and wife, Elizabeth Hitt, camefrom Champaign County, Ohio ; removed to Jack-sonville 111., in 1827, and in 1829 located on S. 29,T. 33, R. 2, in present town of Deer Park; the firstsettler in the town. For the purpose of securingeducational advantages for his children, in 1838 heremoved to Ogle County and assisted in establish-ing and sustaining the Mt. Morris Academy. Hereturned to his farm in Deer Park in 1844, where heresided until his death. His wife died in 1849, leav-ing six children, (Mr. Reynolds subsequently mar-ried the widow Thurston): Joseph, married, andlived near the old homestead, where he died in1870 ; James C, married Caroline Clayton, and re-sides on S. 28, T. 33, R. 2* a large farmer and stockdealer, has been Supervisor of the town severalterms, the first Anglo-Saxon born in Deer Park;Robert, occupies the old homestead ; Mar

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