Documents and Biography

The following book has been broken down into 3 parts that pertain to Stark County. More will come as we have time to transcribe.

DOCUMENTS AND BIOGRAPHY
Pertaining to
THE SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS
STARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
WRITTEN FROM RECORDS AND PERSONAL REMINISCENCES,
BY
M. A. Leeson
CHICAGO:
M. A. LEESON & C0
MDCCCLXXXVIL

The transcribed sections of this book on this site are:

• Chapter III - Exploration and Occupation -
  Selected because of the large amount of names of the pioneers who first settled Stark & Peoria Counties.


• Individual Township Histories


• Biographies - Divided up by township


• Marriages - Transcribed from 1883 to 1853 Still to come, the rest of 1854 - 1866

More transcription of this book will be coming in the future

The complete book can be found here on Archive.org