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Pioneers of the Past

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William Willard #21

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Revolutionary War
Patriot buried in McDonough County

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John Mustain Family #20

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Imagine stepping back in time and meeting the John Mustain family as theyarrived in McDonough County in the fall of 1832. It would have been quite asight. John and his…

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Margaret Reno Vance #18

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PIONEERS OF THE PAST_#18 It would be easy for Margaret Reno Vance to fade into the early history of McDonough County, but she was truly one of the county’s founding…

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Macomb, IL  61455

 

 

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