Pioneers of the Past: The Carter Settlement (#1)
mcgs_adminPIONEERS OF THE PAST #1 CARTER SETTLEMENT – WILLIAM CARTER On January 25, 1826, the Illinois Legislature recognized the formation of McDonough County, Illinois, from land previously a part of…
Pioneers of the Past: William Jobe and Job’s Settlement (#2)
mcgs_adminAt nearly the same time that Carter’s Settlement was taking shape in southeastern McDonough County, another small community was beginning to form near what is now Blandinsville. William Job(e), his…