Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study
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Location: Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States
One Place Study
This One Place Study is an attempt to research everyone that has lived in Green Garden Township, Illinois.
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History
Green Garden Township formed in 1853. [1] Previous to that, the area was part of Trenton Township and Manhattan / Carey. [1]
The earliest settlers in the northwest part of Green Garden Township came from New York and Vermont. [2] [3] Michael Francis Sanders "the Squire" was the first in this area, arriving in 1847. [2] G. M. Green "the Deacon" arrived around the same time. [4] Soon after, other families from Vermont followed. [4] These include Rev. James Hudson, Daniel Haradon, David McClay and Hiram Twining. [4] Next were the Bailey family from New York, and Bemiss family from Michigan. [4]
Around the same time, Germans started settling into the southeast of the area. [3] The first German was probably John T. Luehrs, who arrived in about 1848. [3] Other early Germans were the Dierks family (cousins of John Luehrs) and the Strassen family, who both arrived in about 1851. [3]
Population
To see a list of people who appear in Green Garden Township records, see Category:Green Garden Township, Illinois.
Cemeteries
Churches
Christian Church
The first Christian Church was organized in 1847. [5] The building for the church was erected on 4 July 1861. [5]
German Baptist Society
The German Baptist Society was formed around 1855. [5] The building was erected about 1861. [5]
St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1863. [6] The building was erected in 1867. [6] A new building was erected [four years ago]. [6]
German Methodist Church
In 1871, a German Methodist Church was erected. [6]
Schools
Military
Genealogical Records
- 1850 Census (Trenton Township)
- 1860 Census (All people have been entered in WikiTree)
- 1870 Census (All people have been entered in WikiTree)
- 1880 Census (All people have been entered in WikiTree)
- 1900 Census (All people have been entered in WikiTree)
- 1910 Census
- 1920 Census
- 1930 Census
- 1940 Census
- Records of St. Peters Evangelical Church in Green Garden (Images 8 - 13 of 504 entered in WikiTree)
Other Links
- Green Garden Township Website
- Wikipedia: Green Garden Township, Will County, Illinois
- Unofficial Facebook Page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Will County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 1878), 583.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Will County, Illinois, 585.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The History of Will County, Illinois, 587.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The History of Will County, Illinois, 586.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The History of Will County, Illinois, 589.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The History of Will County, Illinois, 590.
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