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At Uic bottom of Uic page you will also find a list of our Web site Advisory Commitce members who may also be able to assist you: a locations « ask us What is the Underground Railroad? * library Before 1863, the Underground Railroad was a system of cooperation among African American slaves, free Blacks, abolitionists, sympaUietic Whites, and Native Americans to help slaves escape Uieir bonds and claim the promise of freedom. According to a recent study by the National Park Service, "...Uiis informal system arose as a loosely constructed network of escape routes Uiat originated in the South, intertwined throughout the North, but also extended into western territories, Mexico, and the Caribbean." * your papers How many people escaped on the Underground Railroad? « history links It is estimated that as many as 100,000 ofUie 4 million enslaved escaped Uirough the Underground Railroad. * local stories Did people use quilts to help slaves escape? * family stories This topic has really taken off since the 1999 publication of Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story ofQuilts and the Underground Railroad, written by Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard (Doublcday, NY, NY). The bibliography in Uiat book is a good starting place for your research We should also warn you, however, that the book has been greeted with a certain amount of skepticism in the scholarly community. It may be Uiat as additional new data accrues (Uirough research such as your own), that skeptiesm will subside. * artifacts IIow do I find out if my family was involved in the Underground Railroad? The first Uiing you should do is start asking everyone who knows Uic story to tell it to you again in Uieir own words and to tell you where Uiey heard it. Write it down or record it on tape. The object here is to define the community of living informants and to map out their sources. Ix>ok for the similarities in Uic stories and examine the inconsistencies. If you know the names of Uie operators of the station, Uiat is wonderful because you can then start a search in Uie newspapers to corroborate your family's memories. Another good source is the church records from Uie denomination where your ancestors worshiped — often abolitionists were fervent churchgoers. We also cncougage you to contact other researchers doing work in your part of the state. If you ever get to Washington, DC, do not be shy about visiting Uie National Archives. How can I verify that a house is an Underground Railroad site? The National Park Service has developed a verification process for reconstructing the stories of the Underground Railroad. The process involves the use of written sources with strong or circumstantial evidence. The research process also requires carefiil analysis of local oral traditions. The National Park Service is currently compiling an inventory of every structure associated with Uie Underground Railroad. Once you have established at least two different kinds of evidence, you should contact the Park Service by calling Uie head of Uic Network to Freedom program, Diane Miller, at 402.221.3749. * Web site Advisory Committee If you have a history question: 1 .mo Jack-son. PhD Assistant Professor, Department of History Northern Kentucky University If you have a literature question: KriMme Yoke. PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Literature and Language Northern Kentucky University If you have a question on legal history: Aaron Butin. JD Corporate attorney and volunteer *The Web site Advisory committee is a group ofvolunteer educators who support the activities ofthe Freedom Center. The responses provided by these volunteers have not been authenticated by the Freedom Center. Please spend some time doing your own research to verify how the information provided willfit your present needs. Ue.vnmnl to this P;igc > View The responses of Others > 1 of 2 2/6/02 2:38 PM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Wheaton Illinois Wisconsin https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/07f5a68183a9250119d6d191e1b591cf.pdf 89aeba17cb05e2b148835621344b683d PDF Text Text ! |;fS f M M?i‘I't1' i;;> m Lii rT;4£!viHi ifr-1 •: • >' t'-i is;i U tl«p -../’I.1: •■- U: ' •* • ,<?') : i-l Get* on board for more :■ piUSDEM* , •i'l.r-VHiii OUND RMLRO ad in Illinois - Climate _ Rivers and canals _ Population growth - Flora and Fauna of 11U £. -.Religion ~ http://www.ugrr.org/ugrr/learn/jp-bib.html - Treaties ~ www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/randl.htmI, and ~ Politics - Northwest Territory ~ http://www.ugrr.org/books/biblio.htm The bibliography, which was printed in Illinois Libraries, can be accessed online. Go to http://www.sos.state.il.us/ and click on Illinois State Library’s web page, (p • iincoln-Douglas Del ~ For more information on the multi-state UGRR operations, consult .th.eivTationa.l£axk^e-rvice Underground Railroad Special Resource Study and the first web site listed above. - Fur trade -Early modes oftran / ~ Visit http://sunsite.unc.edu/docsouth and http://vi.uh.edu/pages/mintz/primary.htm. ^ for slave narratives. See Bom in Bondage by Marie Jenkins Schwartz (Harvard University Press) to learn about the lives of enslaved children. ~ Refer to these periodicals: National Georgraphic. July 1984; the Sunday Magazine of the Chicago Tribune, Summer 2000; and the magazine of the National Parks and Conservation Association, July/August 1998. ^ _ Indians of Illinois So much has been written on this topic in the meantime, the reader should also refer to Books in Print. Illinois Libraries, (Vol. 80, No. 4) and other library and on-line resources such as: ~ http://mvw.cr.nps.gov/ugrr UA (4 ■ adventux* ■ Underground Railroad books are too numerous to list completely. The annotated bibliogra­ phy in this chapter begins with the very earliest books on the subject. It was developed by Dr. Gary Smith, Associate Professor of English, DePaul University; Donyell Gray, Research Assistant; Kathleen Bethel, African American Studies Librarian, Northwestern UniversityAgnes Miller, African American Images Bookstore; and Glennetle Tilley Turner, author of the Underground Railroad in Illinois. o J { 1 - Illinois Constitute: - Inn, taverns, andh - - Early trails - Education i ~ View the following videos: - Salt and lead rn^n • “The Underground Railroad: Connections to Freedom and Science” video produced by Classroom for the Future in cooperation with NASA Headquarters (http://core.nasa.gov); -Mills • “The Underground Railroad in Illinois” and “Trail Through DuPage County” (JMDoggett@aol.com); keyword “Underground Railroad”; - Historic court ca - Occupations • “The Underground Railroad” produced by and available from The History Channel ~ play games such as “Escape” (www.UGRR-Illinois.com). ~ Sing along with audiotapes of “Songs of the Underground Railroad.” ~ Take historical tours such as those conducted by Black Coutours, (773) 233-8907 in order to vicariously experience what it was like to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. 244 • �**■ r The underground Railroad in Illinois -. BY Glennette Tilley Turner Introduction By Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker NORTH CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY J twfc- Newman Educational Publishing Glen Ellyn, • Sfv V Illinois :!B T4 K >:CC .................... •; ■TI-.in'-?! ✓ . . .y T; ■ *4 ti V n Pp:- i '• " T : U!* i: ■ V ""'" uiSifr*awT;: i 1 i w J i VM.ir.V, :ivViiDie-;) np uST: : M&MB! ,y, . Mil , liiife i»ii ! '••.DC i-a: •• v • •• it,. ' iWii8^ : *• • p I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. 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Title A name given to the resource Get' On Board for More Adventure; The Underground Railroad in Illinois Description An account of the resource Photocopy of bibliography from the book The Underground Railroad in Illinois by Glennette Tilly Turner with information about other resources on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Turner, Glennette Tilley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Underground Railroad in Illinois by Glennette Tilly Turner Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Newman Educational Publishing Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.009 African American Images Bookstore Agnes Miller Bibliography Black Coutours Born in Bondage Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine Classroom for the Future DePaul University DePaul Unizersity English Department Donyell Gray Escape Gary Smith Glen Ellyn Illinois Glennette Tilley Turner Harvard University Press Illinois Libraries Illinois Libraries Books in Print Illinois Secretary of State Illinois State Library Juliet E.K. Walker Kathleen Bethel Marie Jenkins Schwartz National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Geographic National Parks and Conservation Association National Parks and Conservation Association Magazine Newman Educational Publishing North Chicago Public Library Northwestern University Songs of the Underground Railroad The History Channel The Underground Railroad in Illinois The Underground Railroad: Connections to Freedom and Science Trail Through DuPage County Underground Railroad United States National Park Service United States National Park Service Underground Railroad Special Resource Study https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/4ca7d676fed3376f7acd90a1340301c3.pdf c621b39d7e42a3b070b90fb5a9bae109 PDF Text Text �Q]o'rt°[^'uj ■for an cl/.U$ oiq \ % ji I (o2 r**fc- MoJs r || AA.i|||4il, fFf p «b*fe4M> «>* ** ~~ Si • ■*■ — Ms home. Be was bom April 8, %i$6 s® staflp and had been a rest4ml la the ©asamaaity for 4peam w hroBterT TbnyT Ch^go. Services were held la the Segaato chapel to Bighwood, Aug. 14 and tads! was te • Memorial Ps&K SkoMe. Lyman J. Wihnot /? Lyman J. Wllmoi, It, Wanke"^n, Tti&s Aiif-11 to Waukegan. He bom to Deesfleld, 1G» 1$@$ and belonged to one at Deer­ field's earliest families. Tbs • pres«^>0mot School was Mined te Mr. Wilmot's giwmMaiber, who gave th® jpropertf item Ms ffcna, the present P. G. Bastings farm, to the school to 184?. Mr. Wilmot’s grand­ father and grandmother were char(Conto»®d ©a page 8®) r I i ILUNOIS «" ("t&i£tfg>JSBSu leeding the bWk for tit* *i, not only for *» foOowteg twp&swjn ive “tender, wa M mm COAT. .*riH 20/30 * d 130 * °N 2i7: 3 T 30,70 qsj ta the :13i Isni B**4? * �• v* % • ,■ > ;.■•*- vV'T"" * V*v ___ ■•* {‘*V /# : -# mm a) i ? 3i ?,; ter *• X ,, 1 • • :. —>- obituaries *} 'le^reo fCeottmiabom-------- Sf: & ,, CtaBPBhjf OMrtteU. 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Waukegan and burial was in Mil bum Cemetery, Mflbura. mJSSS£ - «—SS 2*1^ ImsimL n 20/20 * d 130 * °N t7l7: 31 30,170 qsj Row Mort A______ ii : 13i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deerfield Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman J. Wilmot Obituary Description An account of the resource Photocopy of obituary for the grandson of the original Lyman Wilmot from the Highland Park News. Handwritten notes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Highland Park News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Highland Park News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Highland Park News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/16/1962 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.010 AF and AM Clara Wilmot Keyes Deerfield Illinois Edna Wilmot Bennett Elks F.G. Hastings First Presbyterian Church Gurnee Illinois Highland Park News Jacksonville Florida Lake County Circuit Court Lake County Circuit Court Clerk Lyman J. Wilmot Lyman J. Wilmot Jr. Lyman Wilmot Marshall Wilmot Masonic Lodge Masonic Lodge No. 78 Maude Wilmot Kebker Milburn Cemetery Milburn Illinois Moose Club Mrs. Charles Meador Navy League Obituary Paonia Colorado Robert Wilmot Rotary Clubs International Swedish Glee Club Waukegan Illinois Waukegan North Chicago Chambero f Commerce Waukegan Park Board of Trustees Waukegan Public Library Board of Directors Wilmot School https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/b45ed7911af2b7a51caa61bae887fc6e.pdf f1b3316d98ad27da3d3200d57ab72a22 PDF Text Text Source, tut'UJU) DEERFIELD “Underground Railroad" Activities Fugitive Slaves Identified *43 3 > jri vO o tei z VJ 3 ■\J 3 M 3 <o vj 3 > X> ■o 30 >- OH CO t-l o 3 <c c~> JO JO rx: O 2 ■"V The first real information of Andrew Jackson, the runaway slave, Samuel Ott. imparts to this generation. In the winter of 1858 a mulatto, about 28 years of age, came to the home of Lyman Wiimot, the Abolitionist, at night, via the "Underground Railway," from Mississippi. The lake was frozen, so the black man could not be sent across to Canada, therefore he had been taken to Deerfield. Mr. Wiimot brought the stave to the Lorenz Ott home to do the chores, so that the children could go to school. Andrew Jackson's father was a white man, and he worked on his father’s plantation where he saw liis white sisters. The plantation owner was more lenient to his son than to his other slaves, arid Andrew learned more than his companions, therefore the desire to be free so overcame the bd that it led him to attempt to escape but bloodhounds tracked him, and he was brought back. In his second attempt at freedom he was successful, and he crossed the Ohio River, where he was sent on fits journey north. The man was a good worker, kept the horses clean (he had been a yardman on the plantation) and "made a nice gate of stout wood" which he said would last till the slaves were freed. When that occurred he requested Mr. Ott to destroy the gate, which sentimental request was not heeded by the thrifty fanner. After reaching the slaves' haven, Andrew wrote to his benefactors who had taught him to read and write, of his safe arrival, and that was the last that they ever heard of him. Samuel Ott was fourteen years of age at that time, and he recalls much that the Negro did while here. From another source it is learned that die slave, Andrew Jackson's escape was planned because he had been sold. "My kind master found it necessary to sell me. None of the slaves were given any education as our masters thought that we would rebel or outwit them. But a friend told me tliat the sun rises in the east and sets in the west and that as one goes further south it gets warmer, and going north it gets colder. With this information only, l decided to run away. I was soon captured for my master had discovered my absence soon after 1 left, and had sent blood­ hounds after me. When taking me back to the plantation my captor tied my arms with a rope, which was fastened to the horse, and made me walk in front of him, while he rode. I loosened the rope and walked along as if I were not trying to escape. Soon 1 noticed that mv master was sleeping, so J dropped the rope, and jumped into the woods. Most of the time I hid during the day, and often pursuers were so close to my hiding place tiiat I could hear my master giving directions to them. U - YIul tLruCc r cun^i fads'f-j-J!; d/Jx/ws y £6U%SU~J0&V+* LAJlSCenS/n (c.,3.000) "Several times I was without food for a number of days. Many times I ate raw com taken from a field when I passed through it. One time I fell in a barrel when I was looking for food, and even thought I hurt my hip severely, I managed to limp back into the woods. One day 1 came to a hut and asked a girl, who was alone, for some bread, which I could see was freshly baked. The child refused to give it to me so 1 grabbed a few loaves and ran, and when safely hidden, ate them. These are but a few of my hardships, but I am glad to be with friends now. "A group of Abolitionists lived in Highland Park, and would often come to Deerfield if they knew that the farmers were bringing their crops to town. Often many hot debates took place on what is now known as Autes' comer. Slaves were also seen in Deerfield, but it is not known in which direction they went. (Source: Marie Ward Reichelt for Deerfield Post 738, American Legion H33. 081 Glermew Press, August 1928, p. 107-8.) DEERFIELD In 1860 a runaway slave, called "Andrew Jackson," came through Deerfield, where he stayed with Mr. Lorenz Ott, who lived where Mr. Orman Rockenhach now lives. Later he lived with Mr. Lyman Wiimot until the Civil War was over. He had many hardships to endure while he was with cruel masters, but later he was taught to read and write, and in return he showed the white people how to tie com with a stalk of corn and many other methods of farming. This is one incident of the anti­ slavery activities. (Source: Marie Ward Reichelt for Deerfield Post 738. American I.egion #33, 081 Glenview Press, August 1928, p. 83.) Andrew Jackson This is a depiction of the fugitive sla\e. Lorenz Ott (1803-1863) Dvara ccurtesy oj The (jto Cnumy Musourn. VVa-jCooOu, fllmoc 3f �o o The VVilmot homestead is located at 60J Wilmot Road. Hie original house consisted of n kitchen and living room with a "ladder" stairway to the space above them—the sleeping loft. One of the stories perpetu­ ated about the home is that it once was an underground station for runaway slaves during the Civil War. Lyman VVilmot was known to have been an abolitionist. vO N- Caspar Ott Cabin O cm Caspar Ott was the brotiier ofJasper Ott, who hid Andrew Jackson in a cabin iike this one. o C\J O CM O ro CM O LAKE FOREST o o CO o N-sjoo >- or. CD O Ci> <C o JO Garrison and McKim especially faced the problem of slavery head-on in the manner of New England Puritan preachers of old, something the more moderate Lake Forest founders—concerned at the prospect of dis­ ruptive social upheaval—tended to avoid. Indeed, the Lake Foresters' moderate position on slavery against it in Cite western territories where they wanted to expand Chicago business interests, but willing to wait for it to die out in the south may have contributed to their seeking such an enclosed, maze-like street plan with entry to the town confined for all practical purposes to the streets around the depot. Several dues suggest that African-Americans and perhaps fugitive slaves were on hand here in the late 1850s and early 1860s—before Emancipation. Covertly too. Sylvester Lind and the Lake Forest founders took risks—Danforth reports Lind himself traveled down the lakes with Underground Railroad "pas­ sengers” to cue them when, literally, the "the coast was clear" -and worked hard, short of John Brown- like revolutionary acts, to gain free­ dom for African-Americans and to work toward the election of Lincoln in 1660. JO or O tit SYLVESTER LIND, THE NORTON'S GRANDFATHER, AND THE ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT John J Halsey's 1912 History of 1-ake County, Illinois provides a biogra­ phical sketch of Sylvester Lind, a censor figure in the founding of lake forest. Lind was bom in Scotland in 1808, arriving in Chicago in 1837 tc work as a carpenter, in 1842 he entered the lumber business and in 1S4S organized the Lind & Dunlap firm with mills at Cedar River, Michigan on the western shore directly west of Door County's Washington Island. Arpee reports that he was also in the banking and insurance businesses making and losing at least three fortunes as the economic health of earl) Chicago came and went. Before the railroad wen! through, his banking business in Milwaukee and Chicago led him up and down the old Greer Bay Trail by Lake Forest. An article on "The Under-Ground Railway" in the May 1890 Stentor the College newspaper (pp. 165-88), highlighted Lind's importance tr the anti-slavery movement of the days when Lake Forest was founded The article was written by an enterprising member of the class of 1891 William E. Danforth, who also conducted interviews with explorers George Konnan and Sir Henry Stanley who visited the town and a bed­ side February 1890 interview with the legendary ex-slave and local driver Samuel Dent, who died in June of 1890, and is buried in the Lake Forest Cemetery'. Lind was an active "conductor” on the Underground Railroad and a leader in the Chicago movement, with his Chicago river lumber yard there a staging point for smuggling fugitive slaves down the lakes. The Fugitive Slave Act was harsh, and a captain risked losing his ship iJ caught. Danforth s article, though, details how Ltnd and others would arrange for the captain to look the other way for "deniabilitv" while ex­ slaves scrambled on board and stowed away. They then jumped off at the Island-refueling stop at Death's Door between the Door County mainland and the Washington Island to wait for another ship heading for Detroit. This ship, in turn, would drift dose enough to the Ontario shore in the narrow St. Clair River to permit the African-Americans to leap to freedom. Lind's concern for the plight of the African-Americans, some of whom probably were present in I ake Forest before the Civil War, was shared by others in town and carried over into the close, warm ties between the races fhoco rcorresv ct through the rest of the nineteenth century. tjfcC Foryi* It s interesting that the next owners of Historical Socuiy the property after Mrs. (Eliza O.) find, who lived & �http://nsls-iol2.auto-grapliics.com/wp2000/Fulldsp.asp7niyses 9291 &cr 4 Deerfield Public Library / Full Display > V CLICK HERE 0©] impact -0 5ssa1 ON LIME j^ISON . "ism i P.oC’fl un-'V Library! ffi >T« Full Display - North Suburban Library Database <All Headings> "underground railroad illinois" -- Title 4 of 12 Use Card Format E . l\il Bottom Iz. 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Pomona, California. © 1995 - 2001 All rights reserved. 1 of 1 1/22/02 7:22 PM �LOCATIONS AND ADDRESSES LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STOPS T?>w «?re among the t.ake County sites bciieveil to have played a role in the Underground Railroad. Distances Between Underground Railroad Stops Ivanhoe Congressional Church Rt. 176, West of Routes 60/83 Ivanhoe, Illinois Ivanhoe Congregational Church to Bonner Farm 12.3 miles Bonner Farm to Millbum Congregational Church 2.0 miles Millbum Congregational Church to James Cory House James Cory House to Mother Rudd Horae Millbum Congregational Church Grass lake Road & Route 4S Millbum. Illinois (Historical landmarks-churcK store and houses) IS.6 miles S.3 miles Millbum Church o iifnbmn Road Bonner Farm Mother Rudd Home 4690 Old Grand Avenue Gurnee. Illinois (Comer of Old Grand Avenue and Kilboume) m Sand ljnk* Rood QnmdArttmt Mother Rudd Cory House St. *s H’asfrinrron Sr. Bonner Farm 1842 Homestead Lake County Forest Preserve Country' Place & Sand Lake Road Millbum, Illinois © ML 120 I i St S3 James Cory Home 321 N. Uticri Street Waukegan. Illinois (Historical landmark) ML 1/6 Ivanhoe Church r � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. 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Title A name given to the resource Deerfield "Underground Railroad" Activities; The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin Description An account of the resource Photocopy of section of the book The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin by James Dorsey related to escaped slaves who may have passed through the Deerfield area. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dorsey, James Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin North Chicago Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sons of Thunder Ministry Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.011 Abolitionism Abraham Lincoln African Americans American Civil War American Legion American Legion Deerfield Post 738 Andrew Jackson Anti-Slavery Activities Autes' Corner Auto-Graphics Incorporated Bonner Farm Canada Carpenter Caspar Ott Caspar Ott Cabin Cedar River Michigan Chicago Illinois Chicago River Chicago River Lumber Yard Death's Door Deerfield American Legion Deerfield Illinois Deerfield Public Library Deerfield Underground Railroad Activities Detroit Michigan Door County Wisconsin Eliza O. 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Halsey Lake County Discovery Museum Lake County Forest Preserve Lake County Illinois Lake Forest Cemtery Lake Forest College Lake Forest College Stentor Lake Forest Illinois Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society Lind and Dunlap Firm Lorenz Ott Lumber Business Lyman Wilmot Marie Ward Reichelt Millburn Congregational Church Millburn Illinois Milwaukee Wisconsin Mississippi Mother Rudd Home North Chicago Public Library North Suburban Library System Database Ohio River Ontario Canada Orman Rockenbach Pomona California Samuel Dent Samuel Ott Scotland Sons of Thunder Ministry St. Clair River Stentor Sylvester Lind The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin The Underground Railway Underground Railroad Washington Island Wisconsin Wauconda Illinois Waukegan Illinois Waukegan Public Library William E. Danforth https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/a87e11cbc1b1b5916edc89c1204c8fab.pdf d40f4e994c6e82eca6f7c47bc509c152 PDF Text Text 7 S' A /X /VX // cT 4 ��■ -iJ 'Os w \< CJ/lLt&y) 566*1 //y^-? S fMf- % 5<I* 0 J • is' 0' fl/y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. 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Deerfield Public Library / Full Display Impact Mgrt b N LINE V;-gQ P.&CTM. wmauto-graphics.com Full Display — North Suburban Library Database <All Headings> "freed men's inquiry" - Title 2 of 2 C • STS! $ WWW Use Labeled Form«_-J;; . j First ji] ill Last Bottom Format: Book System Nbr.: ocml5241426 Author: Howe, S. G. (Samuel Grid lev). 1801-1876. The re lit geos from slavers' ill Canada West [microform 1: report to the Froodmeu's Inquiry Commission / by S.G. Title: Howe. Publisher: Date: Description: Notes: Notes: Subject: Subject: Co-Author: Wright & Potter, 1864. iv, 110 p.; 24 cm. lithe original in the Library of Congress. Copii Microfiche. Louisville, Ky.: Lost Cause Press, 1971. 4 microfiches : negative : 11x15 cm. “Slavery -Trilled States. Afro-Americans -Ontario. United States. American Freedman's Inquiry Commission. Holdings ALL UBS: Trinity Intel-national University: E450.H85 1971a Trinity International University: Microfiche E450.H85 1971a Top'll First Jll ll] Last Auto-Graphics, Inc. Pomona, California. © 1995 - 2002 All rights reserved. lofl 4/17/02 11:23 AM �hltp://nsls-iol2.auto-graphics.com/\vp2000/Fulldsp.asp?myses=67... Deerfield Public Library / Full Display Impact Z -r; c 0 N 1.1N F v/eb PACTra .aulQ-graphscs.com Full Display — North Suburban Library Database <AHHeadings> "firedmen's inquiry" - Title 1 of 2 ; \ v \ ' 1 VAV'.V Use Labeled Form«„Jj, . . ‘ . / ; 'Mi . First jgl ill Last Bottom [z_ Format: System Nbr.: Book ocni00006087 69018540 //r833 LCCN: Howe. S. G. (Samuel Grid lev). 1801-1876. Author: Uniform Title: Refugees from slavery in Canada West Report to Hie Freedmen's Inuuirv Commission. 1S64 : Die refugees from slaver.1 in Canada West / S.G. Howe. Title: Publisher: Date: Description: Scries Title: Notes: Notes: Subject: Subject: Co-Author: Amo Press, 1969. iv, 110 p.; 25 an. American Negro, his history and literature Reprint of the 1864 ed. published under title: The refugees from slavery in Canada West. Includes bibliographical references. Fugitive slaves —United States. Blacks -Ontario. United Slates. American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. Holdings ALL UBS: Trinity International University: E450.H85 1969 Others Kendall College: 301.45196 H856 4EB33Ei51^ Top z| First iSjjil Last Auto-Graphics, Inc. Pomona, California. © 1995 - 2002 All rights reserved. lofl 4/17/02 11:23 AM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deerfield Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Refugees from Slavery in Canada West Description An account of the resource Printout of webpage information for the book The Refugees from Slavery in Canada West by S.G. Howe through the LIAISON: Libraries in Association catalog. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Howe, Samuel Gridley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wright and Potter Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864 Accessed 4/17/2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.014 African Americans Auto-Graphics Incorporated Deerfield Public Library Freedmen's Inquiry Commission Impact Online WebPac Kendall College Liaison: Libraries in Association Database Library of Congress Lost Cause Press Louisville Kentucky Microfiche Ontario Canada Pomona California Samuel Gridley Howe Slavery The Refugees from Slavery in Canada West Trinity International University United States American Freedman's Inquiry Commission WebPac Webpage Wright and Potter https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/8742b4f8ac41aebb6f2aa3d04a22c4a0.pdf 487d097bae474e8ff4f9c730470e9390 PDF Text Text 'i-tf HISTORY OF DEERFIELD ILLINOIS i by if; i Marie Ward Reichelt 1 DEERFIELD POST, 738 AMERICAN LEGION v.«t for I o' m' ■U ' : N '-T i m si 1 % y GLENVIEW PRESS AUGUST 1928 �HISTORY'OF DEERFIELD f-the lire chief or chief of police and that all firemen be eputized as police officers in time of fire. The increasing demand for suburban property near ihicago, especially along the north shore are factors in ringing about added interest to the “North Shore West” vrea. The completion of the new Union Station was ex­ acted to bring better train service on the Chicago, Mil­ waukee and St. Paul Railway. i The proximity of Deerfield to Highland Park and Lake "orest, and to Ravinia with its grand opera in the sum­ mer, is greatly in favor of the development of a high !rade community. For the women the easy access to he Highland Park Woman’s Club, with its excellent culural programs, to the North Shore Chapter Daughters of he American Revolution (for those who are eligible) f.jth its fine patriotic and educational work, adds to Deerfield's desirability as a residence place. DEERFIELD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION I The Deerfield Athletic Association, of which Jack \lyers is the patron and sponsor, is composed of young hen of the Village who are champion baseball and footl>aThelaDeerfield-Shields High School is second to none Imong suburban high schools. The Deerfield Grammar School is far superior to what it was ten years ago.. The (umerous golf clubs in the vicinity, such as Briergate, Slen Acres, Skokie, Ridge, Old Elm, Exmoor, Onwentsia, Jrernon Ridge, Breakers Beach, Lake Shore, Bob 0 Link Sunset Ridge. ICnollwood, Illinois, Mission Ridge, Sunset valley Northmoor, Illinois, Columbian, Hunters , and Big pen Country Club, leave beautiful open spaces that pre­ en t congestion. There are four churches, one Catholic, and three ’rotestant in Deerfield and a public library The shopping facilities are good for a village. Two fry goods stores, Schells’ and Olendorl’s; three grocery tores and markets, R. A. Nelson's, Henry Gastfield a, Sol Shapiro’s; a butcher shop, of Wm. Steinhaus, the Kay beauty shop, and the Deerfield beauty parlor; three bar­ ber shops, Matt Hoffman’s, Chris Siffert’s and Sc.avuzzo [hree restaurants, Bertolini and Lencioni s, the Blu®‘-)1F£l> knd the Barbecue; two confectionery stores the Brier sweet Shoppe and the Bluebird; two drug stores, T. J. Knaak’s and Laegler and Hout’s; Coleman s Variety Store; an A. and P. store; fruit store; two tailors and ileaners, Vincent Silveri and North Shore Cleaneis, the Deerfield Bakery; two plumbing and heating establishnents William H. Barrett’s and Milton Frantz; two elec;ric shops, William Seiler’s, and William Desmond s; one lardware store, that of Jack Notz; one furnace and tin hop. John J. McMahon’s; two garages, ® Uuhrend’s; four real estate and insurance offices, Chailes Kanschull’s Frank Russo’s, Foxworthy’s, and Vant and KS’s; one delicatessen and confectionery of Edward 31eimehl; three nurseries, Kottrasch Bros., Franken 3ros and F D. Clavey; two lumber and coal companies, the Deerfield Lumber Company, The Mercer Dumber Co and the Lake County Coal and Material Company, the ^aco oil station' the Standard Oil Company plant, the Deerfield Interior Finish Company; ^he Deerfield State Bank; The Deerfield Chevrolet Sales Company, The Bujert Construction Company (water mains and seweis), The Kapschul Davis Construction Company (roads and paving) The Perry Keast Battery Shop; a number of painters and decorators, Ross ShermanMcGarvie, Wil­ liam Kreh, Builders, Ed. Segert John Huhn, R. E and C G Pettis A J. Johnson, Alex Taylor, Cashmore, Thilo Toll’ PrflVik Jacobs C B Foxworthy, W. Aitken; two well’drillers Lincoln Pettis, and Alvin Meyer; two brick­ yardsthe Iliinois and the National; three piano teachers Prances Blederstadt. Mrs. C. G. Pettis, Bertha Wei s, Pehr’s Music Shop, for radios and piano tuning, Knaak’s Music Store, for pianos, radios and victrolas, The Hotel Deerfield; The Herman Frost Newspaper Agency and pool room; one sewing machine agency, that l Alvin Knaak's Deerfield FilUng Station; TreHole’s Deer! Selig Chester Wolf, August Huehl; a shoe l epainng store (AzadTanielen); a Deerfield bakery; a mimeo»roniiino ni,.nt /pau 115R); two band leaders, H. E. Bolie and Frank Russo. Among the dairy companies which have service in Deerfield are the Bowman, Hoh- Page One hundred seven felder, Clover Leaf, Santi. WHT, the radio broadcasting station, is in Deerfield. The Lake County Register of June IS, 1927, had the following item: BOARD WILL REDISTRICT TOWNSHIP West Deerfield to Get New Precinct at Supervisors Meet According to Schedule—Action on Waukegan Delayed Action was to be taken Thursday afternoon at the board of supervisors’ meeting redistricting the Town of West Deerfield, one new polling place to be added. The resolution expected to be passed provides for dividing the Town of West Deerfield as follows: District 1—All that part of West Deerfield lying south of the Half Day Road and the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad tracks. . District 2—All that part of West Deerfield lying south of the Half Day Road and west of the railroad tracks. District 3—All that part of West Deerfield lying north of the Half Day Road. “UNDEKGROUND RAILROAD” ACTIVITIES The first real information of Andrew Jackson, the run­ away slave, Samuel Ott imparts to this generation. In the winter of 1S5S a mulatto, about 28 years of age, came to the home of Lyman Wilmot, the Abolitionist, at night, via the “Underground Railway,” from Mississippi. The lake was frozen, so the blackman could not be sent across to Canada, therefore be had been taken to Deerfield. Mr. Wilmot brought the slave to the Lorenz Ott home to do the chores, so that the children could go to school. Keeping a runaway slave was against the law, but the Abolitionists felt that they were in the right by disobeying an unjust law. Andrew Jackson’s father was a white man, and he worked on his father’s plantation where he saw his white sisters. The plantation owner was more lenient to his son than to his other slaves, and Andrew learned more than his companions, therefore the desire to be free so overcame the lad that it led him to attempt to escape, but bloodhounds tracked him, and he was brought back. In his second attempt at freedom he was successful, and he crossed the Ohio River, where he was sent on his journey n°The man was a good worker, kept the horses clean (he had been a yardman on the plantation) and “made a nice gate of stout wood” which he said would last till the slaves were freed. When that occurred he requested Mr. Ott to destroy the gate, which sentimental resquest was not heeded by the thrifty farmer. When spring came, and the roads were muddy, Andrew Jackson prepared to leave. Lorenz Ott made him a new suit, and gave him money for boat fare, and Lyman Wilmot took him to Chicago, where he escaped to Canada. After reaching the slaves’ haven, An­ drew wrote to his benefactors who had taught him to read and write, of his safe arrival, and that was the last that they ever heard of him. Samuel Ott was fourteen yeais of age at the time, and he recalls much that the negro did while here. _ ., , . From another source it is learned that the slave, An­ drew Jackson’s escape was planned because he had been sold. "My kind master found it necessary to sell me. None of the slaves were given any education as our masters thought that we would rebel or outwit them. But a friend told me that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west and that as one goes further south it gets warmer, and going north it gets colder, With this information only, I decided to run away. I' was soon captured for my master had discovered my absence soon after I left, and had sent bloodhounds after me. When taking me back to the planta­ tion my captor tied my arms with a rope, which was fastened to the horse, and made me walk in front of him, while he rode. I loosened the rope and walked along as it I were not trying to escape. Soon I noticed that my master was sleeping', so I dropped the rope, and jumped into the woods. Most of the time I hid during the day, and often my pursuers were so close to my hiding place that I could hear my master giving directions to them. "Several times I was without food for a number of days. Many times I ate raw corn taken from a field when I passed through it. One time I fell in a barrel when I was looking for food, and even though I hurt my hip severely, I man­ aged to limp back into the woods. One day I came to a hut and asked a girl, who was alone, for some bread, which I could see was freshly baked. The child refused to give it to me so I grabbed a few loaves and ran, and when safely hidden, ate them. These are but a few of my hard* ■••j ■4 . ’ j. ;; �Page One hundred eight ships, but I am glad to be with friends now.” A group of Abolitionists lived in Highland Park, and would often come to Deerfield if they knew that the farm­ ers were bringing their crops to town. Often many hot debates took place on what is now known as Antes’ Corner. A great many negroes passed'through Deerfield, but no­ body remembers a direct route which they used when they traveled through this part of the country, according to the little history of Deerfield prepared by the pupils in the grammar school in 1918, under the direction of Clifford Huffmaster, the World War invalid principal. PIONEER LIFE C. A. Partridge in his History of Lake County says: True history records the trials and the triumphs, the failures and the successes of the men who make history. The impulsive power which shapes the course of com­ munities may be found in the molding influences which form its citizens. The list of those to whose lot it falls to play a conspicuous part in the great drama of life is comparatively short; yet communities are made up of in­ dividuals and the aggregate of achievements, no less than the sum total of human happiness, is made up of the deeds of those men and women whose primary aim through life is faithfully to perform the duty that comes nearest to hand. Individual influence upon human affairs will be considered potent or significant according to the standpoint from which it is viewed.” In the record of each man and family may be traced some feature which influenced or has been stamped upon the community life, and these sketches show the strug­ gles, the labor, and the successes, or the failures, that engrossed their lives. “A few yet remain, whose years have passed the al­ lotted three score years and ten, who love to recount among the cherished memories of their lives their remi­ niscences of early days in Lake County.” Clergymen, physicians, educators, home makers, farm­ ers, lawyers, leave their influence upon the community development in a way that it is difficult to estimate. Their faith, energy, courage, self-sacrifice and devotion attest the results which they have achieved in Deerfield township. N Judge V. V. Barnes, a former Deerfield man, attorney and counsellor at law in Zion City, said: “Few things are as interesting as the annals of states and communities and the time will come when whatever may be written or preserved will be considered as all too meager. From such events and records the historian weaves his most edifying and absorbing tale. Already Lake County has furnished many events of in­ tense and peculiar interest and men and women have been permitted to lapse into silence whose knowledge and words should have been preserved for those to come. In fact, Lake County has been and is still rich in the possession of characters and events of untold value and in so far as possible we should take heed to preserve so rich a heritage. It strikes me it would be well to con­ sider this subject deliberately with a view to preserve for others the things so closely associated with the lives and welfare of the people.” Martin C. Decker, a former Deerfield teacher who wrote the history of Fremont Township for Dr. Halsey’s history, said: “The history of a community is to a large extent embodied in the lives of its great men. There are a few history making changes that are due to natural causes, most of them being if not entirely at least greatly influenced by human agency.” Of the pioneer mother little is known except tradition, but that she bore and reared children under incredible conditions and hardships, that she was a- homemaker and housekeeper with no labor saving devices, and few conveniences, and that every step in garment making and food production was her job, is well known. Large fami­ lies were common before the days of Margaret Sanger’s doctrine, and the ingenuity of the mother kept them clothed and fed in spite of drouth, flood, army worm, and hail that destroyed their crops. Cornmeal mush was the daily diet. Milk was used for making cottage cheese but the cream was reserved for butter making, and this product so rich in vitamins, (not known before this gen­ eration) was sold to buy sugar. One neighbor was selected to go to Chicago to make purchases for the entire community. Ox teams were used sometimes, and at others the packsaddle of a horse was utilized. It is told that the first James Duffy walked to Chicago to buy a bog of flour and carried it home on Uis back. Buck11 HISTORY OF DEERFIELD wheat cakes with sorghum were a luxury, and quaii prairie chickens, and partridges were had so often that they were not the luxury that they are to this generation A cheese similar to Limburger was made by the Germans by forming cottage cheese into little balls, placing them in a crock and allowing them to ripen. The fluid that formed around the balls was poured off frequently ami the cheese washed with fresh milk. Fish, principally suckers ll/z feet long were in all of the streams. Water for household purposes was dipped out of the ponds on the land with buckets. Flies and mosquitoes tormented the people and spread disease, malaria, ague, and ty­ phoid. Screens or netting on windows were unknown Wells dug were six feet deep. Candles made by the women from mutton tallow and cotton picking dipped, and also made in molds, were the lights used. Later a two wick lamp, without a chimney in which raccoou and lard, or camphene oil was burned made a two candle power light. These lamps were on metal standards with glass bowls. The third era was the kerosene lamp of tin, painted green, with a polished tin movable reflector, which hung on the door frames. Glass hanging lamps with glass prisms or gaily painted decorations were later parlor luxuries. “Student lamps” of metal with a tall slender chimney on each side, with two bowls of oil and circular wicks were a great im­ provement for the sight. A Chicago directory oi’ IS GO advertises lard oil, lunar oil, kerosene binnacle oil, Mayville coal oil, alcohol, camphene, and burning fluid. Clothes were made for the men by the women of the family after they had been cut by the tailor, Lawrence Ott. In this vicinity the cloth was not woven for the men’s suits but was bought in Chicago, and sewed by hand with a very heavy black thread. The women did the sewing after the children were in bed. The spinning wheels which the German and Alsatian settlers brought from Germany and Alsace were used to make the yarn for stockings, mittens, and large scarfs which took the place of overcoats. Mr. George Rockenbach has one that his mother knitted. After the log house era frame houses were erected. These were very simple structures, built on the ground without cellars under them, but with board instead of dirt floors. A few had vegetable cellars. The first frame house at the west end of the township that was at all pretentious was the one built by Christian Schwingel. now owned by Mr. Kellogg, of the Kellogg Switchboard Company, known as the Grove Farm, and occupied by E. L. Vinyard. It had a pantry, a cistern, and a pump on the porch, which was the height of luxury. Good houses began to be built in 1850, and many are still in use. Courtship in the early days of our township was con­ ducted under difficulties. In a one room log cabin that contained the beds of the parents and seven or more children, the stove and other household furniture, there was little privacy, so courting days were short. The young people usually took walks in the woods. The amusements were few. Sliding on the ice in winter, at­ tending spelling, writing and singing schools, and among the young men engaging in feats to show strength such as lifting barrels of flour, and wrestling were among their pastimes. Fist fights sometimes decorated their drab, dull lives, as when the boys of the east and of the west prairies met in swimming in the Desplaines River seventy years ago, and forty years ago when the Everett gang met the Deerfield one. One pioneer said, “When I was young we folk held our dancing parties in any house that had three rooms, and if there was but one room we moved the stove and bed out of doors, brought our fiddler and had our dance. When it was over we moved the stove and bed back in place and returned home in one sleigh loaded with plenty of straw.” DEERFIELD FAMILIES Genealogy is an interesting study, for when one con­ siders how rapidly one’s ancestors multiply (as well as one’s descendents) two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on, until one finds that at the time of the discovery of America, about fourteen genera­ tions back, the average American now living has 1G.384 ancestors in a single ancestral generation. A good geneology describes the historical roots of the family tree, it gives names, dates, places and family connections, ac­ cording to the Eugenical News of April, 1923. The descendonts of William Ward of Sudbury, king- 1 . ■: : || ■: 1 31 . : ?! 141 I i �•*• HISTORY OF DEERFIELD HISTORY OF DEERFIELD .nne css, iter* lol, oyt, liar last ago age ork, iths, war, Her i to the dislife, ning car! the ions, wasr the :d to itury 2d an minBert lbert i the l-Ioyt cliarii for anges e. •pi ing .laced •.re of tliers. work, orials .ining ! time thday d the )f the junior merly :• east .r Oak candy graves d died nd six o died seven muary lonths. 1870, nd the he age vife of age of ;he age mother hty-one ioyt is in New in the .lildings le most a high ront of :om the toys are P /'V, IIS V Millen, Brand, Wilmot, Easton and Gutzler houseswre among others made for this old fashioned occiipation of looking through a double glass on a handle, whi<sh U, object stand out from the flat surface of the picture m true perspective. One of the most amusing pictures " as uuu OC the Hoyt family at a picnic The men all won1 £ silk liats and looked very much dressed up to be sitting on the ground around an outdoor feast spread on the grass. _ , The George Vetter store that was burned ivas also among the photographs. ]i?!?nJun?i 2S,ii1S45’ and dlecl when thirteen and onealf months old. Roswell 0., born July 12, 1S47 was married November 20, 1870, to Miss Miranda C Adams Pnw£eshes A Hoclgkiss' Delta County, Colo. Dwight T,?nie<i bi°oS Aug,llst 16, 1S'49- married Lizzie Sclioles Ho i9t 1881, and resides in Evergreen Colo. He was Fl?Pn PH,areSreSeiitatlVe t0 the Colorado Legislature E1>za. born January 19, 1852, was married Decem?eiQ 1 to Edwin Kittell, and their home is now in South Chicago. Warren Henry, born October 6 IS55 is now a resident of Deerfield. The children older than Deerfield "'6''e b°''n ,n New York and those younger in . THE WILMOT FAMILY No history of Deerfield could be complete without soml mention of the Wilmot family which played sue a°prominent part in the affairs of the yet of this large family no member remains ^eie. The Portrait^rid^BiograpALcaJ^lhiun„oJ^akeCouty ay mmssss Hannah (Bunn^f WUmo, both natives o£ Co,^cUenl. “Mr. Wilmot was engaged in farming in the town of inrhirfamnvell,benrC?lmty' N' Y- »»«! «S7. whenieav' Uig liis family, lie first came to Lake County on a nrn<? ofMa? t0^rr!V,ng at WS ctestination on the 2011®day of May. Jesse, Ins younger brother, had preceded him to Lins county in 1S35, and had located in whit is now the town of Deerfield. Mr. Wilmot visited 1 is brotheT an traveled over Northern Illinois for several nmUths ami m November following returned to New York In the fall o 1840. lie emigrated from that state to Lake ^ tl1 1ils,.famiIy' coming by team to Buffalo where lli1?nSf%r?d tie teams t0 a steamboat and took pas9,UCagi)\ ArrivinS at that port they drove to Deerfield, their future home. In February 1S41 lie nnr chafed one hundred and sixty acres of wild land to • which he afterwards added until he now has two hun dred and forty acres. His farm is largely prairie and }l.S1,iUa ed f0?4»?ect1011 32, where he has made his home mia? ® Past fifty-°ne years. It is considered one of the most valuable farms in Deerfield, and the owner is one o. the most successful and leading agriculturists of Lake County. In political sentiment he fs an earnest RepubhcEui. In early life he was an anti-slavery Whig and inof i”1 fu J accord with the original Abolitionists.^ He ion1 l!8v!te at the, l)residential election of 1840 by reason of lug removal to the West that year. When the ShAUfb 1ian pai!ty.was organized he was one of those who took part in its formation in Northern Illinois He has never been a seeker for public office and his served firof In minor i?cal Positions. He was Moderator at the first town meeting held in Deerfield, and has served as Assessor for that town. During the draft he accepted £wnVehy l^T\lar P°sition of enrolling officer for liis threatene(LhlCh ^ made enemies and even had his life i} I dings, while one, ^tieth anniversary of brated his ruby wedding oldest of the five brothers, his marriage. Stephen B., ed Miss Betsy Clauson, was born February 20,1798, married mis ^ s^euty.nine and died March 14, 1■ » horn November 23, years; Loly, the on y dang liter was bo:ra»o 179 9 and died July 14, ISO4, Amos, WoS: -dded Betsy effort and tod.^187 8. at the .lv age of seventy-six years A 1 St. Paul, Minn., having lollg 1S04, married Olive Snutn, ana in March, 1SSS, at the age is noW eighty-five been a practicing piys ’ tywas born September 13, years of age; Jess, the yoange jT’ th Lutlier, and is now living at°the a°ge of eighty-one years in Carroll County, l Mi"Lyman Wilmot, whose nMM^heads thta record, having lost his father “wS obliged to mother being in P°or and make his own leave home at the early W ^ & farm hand He was way in the world. He g comforts and no obliged to work bard, enjoy limited to luxuries. His in the a ^w months’ aUendance arrived at the age of twentywinter season. yh hhad accumulated enough of this five he found that i « himself and was marworld’s goods to ^t1U? i^s native town to Miss Clarissa ried March 17, 1831, m his naue^ (PoPter) Dwight, a daughter f dsor groome County, N. Y Dwight. ?he was born in W desCendant of John Dwight ot "Dedham,1 Mass!, 'tlfe founder of the prominent New England family of na»te. wUh a ,ar?, ■■ ’ ;■ ' 1 “Mr. Wilmot and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their ruby, or sixfl. ., ... De h, wedding anniversary in March of the present year are well preserved and enjoy, as they deserve7 the high regard of all who know them. They have reared aIai*f family of children, of whom nine are living and rll,eS fUSelUl fnd Jesp.ected members of society.’’ t s°hool and Wilmot road were named for Lyman Wilmot who was a leader in and exampl? to the fleldn}unity* . ^ls ?ame should ever be honored in Deerfield by retaining it on school and road. No such fancy S^mngless name as Sunset Lane should replace Wilmot foad. Lyman Wilmot, born July 22, 1806, died Nov 12 181?' ,1^‘n 4lte-’i Ci'nriS.So Dwight Wilmot, born June if* n6? A?t?‘ 10' 1S99- They “d heir daughter field Cemetery!11'6 S°n' Walt6‘'' are huried iu th« W mmmmm i Siffipssisi THE TUPPER FAMILY il^«JSisaSSi ! I ( at the I i C c i �’ History ! of deerfield Page Eighty-three i i Uie observance of the centennial under present than under normal conditions. We must have knowledge of the thrilling story of service, of high and lol'ty accom­ plishment of the pioneer citizens of Illinois. They chal­ lenge us to measure up to the responsibilities of our forefathers. The torch guiding all liberty loving people today is Abraham Lincoln. Of all the men the world has produced he is the exemplification of democracy. But the luster of his. life should not dim that of other great lives, such as George Rogers Clark, U. S. Grant, Nathaniel Pope and Shadrack Bond. An opportunity will be given to revive the spirit of Illinois so that it will be felt all over the state, working with war activities. “Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Can be writ the nation’s glory.” The Lake County Register Correspondent reported: The entire intellectual portion of the community Hocked to the school Thursday evening to hear a big man talk on a big subject at the P. T. A. meeting. Wallace Rice, composer of several ballads and a number of pageants for the Illinois centennial celebration, as well as designer of the centennial banner, gave an interesting talk on the wonderful history of the State of Illinois, which challenges that of any of the other states in the Union. A group of pupils of the upper grades, under the direc­ tion of Miss Lela Glyncli, sang patriotic songs. The girls of the penny lunch committee reported a profit of over $9, which sum will be used to buy a service flag for the school. Mrs. Supple appointed the committee. Such stories as the following were written by the pupils and combined in a book that contains photographs of log cabins and schools and is in the Deerfield school. 1•' i r ; ; 5 ; j } ■ : \ ! DEERFIELD Deerfield was so named after the numerous deer that roamed in this locality, which was the highest place between the Des Plaines river and Lake Michigan. The early roads were located in about the same places as they are now, with the exception of one which for­ merly extended from Mr. Reay’s residence to Mr. Lidgerwood’s residence. These roads were very narrow and crooked. The bridges were built in an entirely different manner than they are at present, the foundation being made by laying saplings over a pile of brush. They were commonly called “corduroy bridges” because of their striking resemblance to that kind of material. The peo­ ple traveled by land, in what were called “prairie schooners” or by water in large “flat boats.” The nouses were crudely built, many of them being log cabins, but they served their purpose very well. As early as 183 C almost all of the Indians had gone to reservations, although a few of them still remained. Some would travel in this vicinity often begging, and others from northern Wisconsin would come to receive payments on the land they had sold to the white settlers. Many relics such as arrow heads and hatchets have been found by some of our local citizens. Our school district No. 109 was organized in IS60. The first school was situated opposite Mr. Bert Easton’s farm* it was very Crudely built of rough boards. The first town school was built on Anderson’s corner. Con­ veniences such as we have new were then unknown. The furniture and other articles of these small schools was very poor. The building that stood on the corner was moved in 1903 to its present site; this school burned down and a new one was erected in 1913. In 1S60 a runaway slave, called “Andrew Jackson.” came through Deerfield, where he stayed with Mr. Lorenz nH. who lived where Mr. Orman Rockenbach now lives. Tat'er he lived with Mr. Lyman Wilmot until the Civil War was over. He had many hardships to endure while hP was with cruel masters, but later he was taught to rpad and write, and in return he showed the white - npnnle how to tie com with a stalk of corn and many other methods of farming. This is one incident of the onii slavery activities. n,ir service flag contains forty-five stars representing J: nf our best young men who are willing to fight ' S°me are proud of the fact that Deerfor our rountry We many to this service. Not only are fie!d k*;’ given billing to fight, but those who must stay I ii \ \ . . v i l i fromTTt Jf cam in- the “World Conflict;” inS Uncle Sam LILLIAN ANTES. §p' • Written for Deerfield school in 1918 at Illinois Centennlal celebration Material was secured from Lillian’s grandfather, merchant. Christian Antes, an early Deerfield TELEPHONE SERVICE The first telephone call that went out of Deerfield was made by Dr. T. L. Knaak from his drug store on Deer­ field Road to his son, Theodore J. Knaak, who was in Weinberger’s Drug Store on Chicago Avenue and Wells Street in 189S. This r_ was the first public or private telephone in the village. Ten subscribers were necessary for the installation of service. The Chicago Telephone Company brought its lines into Deerfield in January, 1903. The first office was in Knaak’s old drug store on Deerfield Road. In 1911 it was moved upstairs. Different members of that family assisted in the service. Among others who were em­ ployed were Ralph Peterson, Anna Petersen, Ella and Ralph I-Iorenberger, Cora Cooksey, Nina Knigge, Ray­ mond Goodman, Gertrude Gastfield, Martha Hagi, Peter Perry Florence Goodman, Amelia Petersen, Helen Schinleber. In 1913 the exchange was moved to the Antes building at the' corner of Deerfield and Waukegan Roads, and a Mr. Smith had the exchange. Raymond Goodman served as a night operator. In 1914, Mrs. Frances Garrity took charge of the Deerfield exchange, and when one board was all that was necessary for the needs of the village, with one operator, a service second to no other was maintained. So faithful was she in the discharge of her duties, and so remarkable was her memory of calls made, that if an attempt had been made by a subscirber to get a desired party, and was unsuccessful, because of the absence of the one called, that when the caller indicated her return home by telephoning someone, Mrs. Garriety would say, "Mrs. —-------- has been trying to get you,” and thus complete the call hours afterwards. The winter of 1917, when the snow was so deep that not a wheel turned on the roads for three days, and it was necessary to close the school because of the difficulty to get children from the outskirts of the district to school, the president of the school board called up each family that had a telephone, on three successive evenings, to announce that no school could be held because two or the teachers had been unable to return from Wau• conda, and Mrs. Garrity on her own initiative, called each family that had children in school, without waiting for numbers to be requested, as each call was com­ pleted, thus each family was notified without delay. Many other such instances could be related of her quick wit and keen sympathy in times of disasters and accidents, when help was needed, in securing aid of different kinds. Mrs. Garrity is still giving the same amount of time to the service and has had as her main assistants on the board her mother, Mrs. Anna Curley Flood, and her daughter, Miss Marjorie Garrity. No eight-hour day was observed by Mrs. Garrity. Her duties frequently kept her at the board for twelve hours. In 192 4 a second board was put in operation and a regular assistant was hired. In 19 27 a fourth switch board was installed in order to take care of the increasing population. There are now 4 80 subscribers. Federal Tax Off Telephone Calls Removed After MidNight-, July 2, 1924, and An Increased Use of Wires Expected. “After midnight on Wednesday, July 2nd, and toll on long distance telephone messages are free from the federal tax, which has been in effect since April 1, 1919,” states Commercial Manager Judd this morning, in an announcement issued July 1. “This tax of 5 cents on each message of from 15 to 50 cents, and 10 cents on each message of over 50 cents, added materially to the cost of telephoning, especially on toll messages over moderate distances,” said Manager Judd, “and its removal will permit more liberal use of the service without adding to the cost.” Mr. Judd stated that the telephone company, anticipat­ ing an increased use of the toll service, particularly to nearby points, has provided additional equipment and personnel to meet the demand. Direct Telephone Wire to Deerfield—Express Method Installed and Is Great- Convenience—How To Call. To quicken the telephone service between Highland Park and Deerfield the telephone company recently in- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deerfield Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of Deerfield Illinois Description An account of the resource Photocopy of pages from The History of Deerfield by Marie Ward Reichelt pertaining to the Wilmot family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reichelt, Marie Ward Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Glenview Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/1928 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.015 Abolitionism Adelia H. Wilmot Gutzler Adelia Wilmot Agriculturalist American Civil War American Civil War Battle of Old Lake Louisiana American Civil War Sherman's March to the Sea American Civil War Union Army Enrolling Officer American Legion Deerfield Post 738 Amos Wilmot Anderson's Corner Andrew Jackson Antes' Corner Anti-Slavery Activities Asahel Wilmot Bert Easton Betsy Clauson Wilmot Betsy Crawford Wilmot Broome County New York Buffalo New York Canada Carroll County Missouri Chicago Illinois Christian Antes Clarissa Dwight Wilmot Clifford Huffmaster Colesville New York Colorado State House of Representatives Colorado State Legislature Connecticut Dedham Massachusetts Deerfield Assessor Deerfield Grammar School Deerfield Grammar School Principal Deerfield Illinois Deerfield School District #109 Deerfield Town Hall Meetings Deerfield Township Deerfield Underground Railroad Activities Deerfield World War I Service Flag Delta County Colorado Denver Colorado Des Plaines River Dwight Porter Wilmot Edwin Kittell Elizabeth Luther Wilmot Ellen Eliza Wilmot Kittell Evergreen Colorado Farm Hand First Presbyterian Church Glenview Press Greenwood New York Hannah Bunnel Wilmot Harriet Wilmot Highland Park Illinois Hiram R. Bennett History of Deerfield Hodgkiss Colorado Humeston Iowa Illinois Centennial Celebration Illinois Republican Party Israel Dwight Jesse Wilmot John Dwight Lake County Illinois Lake Michigan Levi Davis Wilmot Lillian Antes Lizzie Scholes Wilmot Loly Wilmot Lorenz Ott Lyman H. Wilmot Lyman Wilmot Marie Ward Reichelt Mary Wilmot Bennett Miranda C. Adams Wilmot Mississippi Native American Reservations Native Americans New York Northern Illinois Ohio River Old Lake Louisiana Olive Smith Wilmot Orman Rockenbach Philip Gutzler Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County Prospecting Tour Republican Party Roswell O. Wilmot Ruth Reichelt Pettie Samuel Ott Sarah A. Hodgkins Wilmot Sarah Esther Hunter Wilmot Sarah Porter Dwight South Chicago Illinois Springfield Illinois St. Paul Minnesota Steamboat Stephen B. Wilmot Steuben County New York Union Army Union Army Fifty-Fifth Illinois Regiment Union Army Forty-Seventh Illinois Infantry Virgil Wilmot Walter Kittell Warren Henry Wilmot Whig Party William T. Sherman Wilmot Farm Wilmot Road Wilmot School Windsor New York Wisconsin World War I https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/55a0e7e64c0ccb075e3df492680f08e8.pdf 5f60f72e2d95190a4d2945f9a6a211d1 PDF Text Text 1 J - Ii . the !*■ t FOLLOWING IS a LISO? OF THE NAdES OF CONTRIBUTORS TO A FUND TO DEFRAY THE E'XPENSES OF THE DEERFIELD CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, ® ORATING JEERFIELD ■ 'ii \ v \ ’ :•* 1935 1835 r . "rhich the Honorable .lage of Deerfield, iyer and Mrs Chester .s L. Derby, Frenis DEERFIELD ■ w ■ '•?! I! 4 ms were received; dren and Families i ! •i r CENTENNIAL i: Station if:I sen m *1 ^June 28ih— 2tyih — ■i ■ ! ii leaatic & Pacific Tea Co*) ott Jacob Ott John J* Welch August Si effort Clara M* Merner Fredericka Koebelin RevoWmoFoWeir E*R* Seese R. C. Vilas Dr* J*P* 0* Connell Standard Oil Co* Royal Neighbors A total of $600*76 was collected* EARLY DAYS OF DEERFIELD 1 ill •I 'i I, ME 111 '“li i! Ii 1m '• i 5 U sS ) Garage* I;) i Eottrasch Brothers Willism Koebelin Eugene Becker George Engstrom Theo. j. KnaaJc Mrs J. Rorrrael August Ziesing McGarvie Brothers 1 i �:!•?] —SS-- • t| schoolhouse or the church where the singing school was held . -fj ■K (Singing master standing behind desk, with tuning fork in his hand. Young men and women on benches*, holding books or manuscripts. Girls simper and giggle, The desk is a high and rather crude stand) SIHGING MASTER: CHORUS; (Sing "Mill May" SINGING MASTER; i I ! Are we ready? Very well, let us sing Ho, 10"Mill May," (Gives musical directions, and points at individuals who will sing the different parts) CHORUS* ) Very good, "Lorelei" Very good indeed. How let us try the (Sing;the "Lorelei") SINGING MASTER; Mary; Mary, I would like to hear you sing "Robin Adair," (Sings "Robin Adair" as a solo.) SINGING MASTER: Quartette: (Sing "Seeing Hellie Home SINGING MASTER: CHORUS: You young men in the back seat1* "Seeing He Hie Home How about trying ) It is getting late • We will close by singing that good old song of our fathers "Ein Feste Burg." "iSing "A Mighty Fortress is Our God.") SINGING MASTER: You have all shown much improvement, I wish to commend you for your application and industry. The human voice is one of the greatest of C-od1 s gifts to mankind, and should be cultivated* We will meet again two weeks from tonight, Be sure to bring your music * (Singing master bows, and exits R, Boys and girls pair off, giggling and chatting as they exit R) (CURTAIN) SCENE IX The Underground Railroad Time: An autumn night in 1858 Place: Kitchen of the Lorenz Ott home, west of Deerfield, Harrator; Schoolhouses built, church organizations begun, and the physical and social needs of the families cared for, the early citizens of Deerfield.were free to turn their thoughts to the building of thS 'village , General stores were established at the Corners, first Cole's, then Hoyt's •U {' >! mm rnU' II 111 ' I �and Tupper's grist Kne cht * s wagon and ■blacksmith shop, _ „ J . mill* There was no railroad as yet, and one traveled to Chicago on foot, by wagon, or walked to Port Clinton to take the Chicago and Northwestern train. From.the building of the village, attention turned to the affairs of the nation* Many were the arguments and the discussions around the red hot stove at the general store - which was the scene of old time oratory. Farmers and local politicians scanned the newspapers, and read aloud the speeches of Lincoln and Douglas* The burning questions of slavery, state rights, and the preservation of the Union held the attention of all* Secretly, some of the citizens of our community en­ gaged in helping fugitive slaves to reach places of secur­ ity in the free states and in Canada, The explanation of the lack of information which is available concerning the so-called Underground Railroad is to be found.in the.se­ crecy in which it was enshrouded. The participants in underground operations were quiet people, and their special work was to harbor fugitives and help them toward freedom. The runaways were hidden in churches, barns, and garrets, provided with rest add refreshments, and usually after a day or more conveyed in the night to the house of . the next friend, 'One of the abolitionists who is credited with as­ sisting in the escape of fugitives was Lyman Wilmot, whose name has figured so much in the upbuilding of the community - and in the annals of our town we have the story of one slave - Andrew Jackson - who sought refuge in the homes of Wilmot and Lorenz Ott, his neighbor, and remained there for some time, until he could safely be conveyed northward. (It is after dark, in the kitchen of the Ott home, Lorenz Ott is reading a newspaper besides the kerosene lamp. The mother, and daughter Sarah, age 16, are sewing, and Samuel, age 14, and Eli, 12, are playing A signal is heard out-of-doors - a. checkers . " shrill tremolo like that of an owl, This is followed hy three distinct, hut subdued knocks, Mother and father raise heads, listen intently, hut no one moves) ■. I LORENZ OTT: Who's there? WILMOT (Off stage) l (Ott opens door L, while Mrs, Ott pulls shades, and children draw near, watching fearfully. Wilmot enters, pulling in a black man, quickly and closing door. WILMOT: ' £ "A friend with friends." He has just arrived, after a long hard trip, I fear my house is being watched, and under cover of darkness I brought him across the field, I think he needs rest and foo^. Poor fellow, he was chattering with cold when he arrived. Will you take care of him? �3 Lorenz Ott: Yes, you know you can depend on me, Wilmot, (Wilmot leaves, and the negro is welcomed in a sincere hut subdued manner. The mother hurries to set food before him, assisted by the daughter. Boys and father gather around the colored man, asking ques­ tions) OTT; SLAVE: What is your name? Andrew Jackson, massa.. OTT: Where have you come from? SLAVE: I come from Mississip*, massa? SAMUEL: Jiminy, that's a long way1. SLAVE: It take weeks and weeks, massa, and I was scairt de bloodhoun's dey get me again. SAMUEL: SLAVE: LORENZ OTT: SLAVE: Again? Hoy/ long did it take? Did they ever send the bloodhouses after you? Yaas s'r, one time when I run away, de dawgs dey track me, but dis time a man he tell me de sun rise in de eas* and set in de wes' and if I go nawth, it get colder, and if I go south it get wamer, and dat all I know, and he ah I am1. How did you escape? (Dramatically) My massa, he a kin* man, but he sol me down de ribbah, so I tuk off in de night, I dim out of de window in de dawk* I 'scaped cross de ribbah, and Lor* a massa, it take a powahful long time to come nawth, it s shuah do. I hid in de confields in de day, and I eat de co'n ffom de stalks, and I trabbel at night , Dey tell me bout de undergroun railroad in place dey call ^ontiac, den I stay all night at a doctah's house deah, I trab­ bel on to a preachah's house in a town dey done call Ottawa, and from deah to Massa Ca'pentah's house in the big city. Mass Gapentah, he good man, and done brought me to Massa Wilmot's house. Somebody want to stop us, but Massa. Ca'pentah he bring down de hosswhup on do-ese bosses backs, and lickety-cut, we pass 'em right up* (Laughs heartily, and boys laugh-with him) (Boys gather round him with books and slates, Sarah sews, listening to their talk) Mr. and Mrs, Ott converse in the foreground, about place to hide Jackson, and best manner in which he can be passed on to the next "station" on his north) MRS. OTT: OTT: Would it be safe for him to go on in a day or two? I don't see how it will be possible • You heard what Wilmot said* I am afraid we shall have to keep him here for a while, until those strangers that have been �'--J m -4- BUS w S. hanging about town have left. MRS. OTT: Do you think they are really "nigger catchers?11 OTT: I am not sure , Their actions seem suspicious, They were in Hoyt's store this morning, sitting around the stove with the other men, and asked many questions. They pretend to he here on business, but no one knows what their business is. MRS, OTT: Isn't there some way that he can be passed on safely? OTT: I could hide him under a wagon load of sacks of bran, as 7/ilmot did the last one, but I think that is not necessary. Once in the woods along the river, they can never get him, unless they have bloodhounds, and that they do not have , Y/hen he is fed and rested, I will take him through the woods to the river, on some dark night when the moon is under, and direct him to the next 11 station," He can follow the river for miles, and easily reach there before morning, MRS. OTT: ELI: mi m _•. S! i • i He needs better clothes in place of those rags, Acli, how can people live like that? Maybe, Lorenz, if you have not too much to do you can make him a new suit before he goes. He can sleep in the attic, and perhaps help a little with the work until then, Hoy/, I must go and see if little Clara has been awakened by all this noise, and get a bed ready for him, (Mrs , Ott exits R,, and Mr, Ott comes forward) (Running to doesht even If he stays knoY/s A and can sing , father) Father, Andrew can't read - he know his letters, and he wants to learn. here long enough, can't'I teach him? He B and C already. And, father, he says he SARAH: Oh, father, I wish we could hear him singt I do so love to hear darky singing. Please ask him, father*, OTT: (Smiling) He can 3ing, can he? Perhaps he can pay for his keep that way. Let's hear you sing, Andrew,. m '!! £ m2 » m hi :! 1 V US! y n" m iW m Ip Im ' :i •I (Grinning) I shuah can, massa,- all de aitdeew jagksoe: plantation dey come to heah me sing. But I don' have my banjo wid me heah, (Rises and sings "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," a : l W0 CURTAIN i- SCENE X The Return of the Civil War Soldiers Time: A morning in early'summer, 1865 PLACE: Deerfield corners. i m ! V; ii} ' li i SI ! !i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deerfield Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deerfield Centennial Pageant Description An account of the resource Photocopy of pages from the Deerfield Cenntenial Pageant script that mentions Andrew Jackson, the runaway slave who supposedly stayed in Deerfield. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Centennial Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kottrasch Brothers Koebelin, WIlliam Becker, Eugene Engstrom, George Knaak, Theodore J. Rommel, Mrs. J. Ziesing, August McGarvie Brothers Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.016 Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Anti-Slavery Activities August Sieffert August Ziesing Canada Chicago and Northwestern Train Chicago Illinois Clara M. Merner Clara Ott Cole's General Store Deerfield Centennial Deerfield Centennial Pageant Deerfield Centennial Pageant Scene IX: The Underground Railroad Deerfield Illinois E.R. Seese Eli Ott Eugene Becker Fredericka Koebelin Fugitive Slave Acts George Engstrom Hoyt's General Store J.P. O'Connell Jacob Ott John J. Welch Knecht's Wagon and Blacksmith Shop Kottrasch Brothers Lorenz Ott Lyman Wilmot McGarvie Brothers Mississippi Mrs. J. Rommel Offensive Language Port Clinton Preservation of the Union R.C. Vilas Racist Language Royal Neighbors Samuel Ott Sarah Ott Slavery Standard Oil Company States Rights Stephen Douglas Swing Low Sweet Chariot Theodore J. Knaak Tupper's Grist Mill Underground Railroad William F. Weir WIlliam Kobelin https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/57c136509883a50ee51e090a91e4fbba.pdf 862b14c923c171dcbe87ed777aa90326 PDF Text Text * BICENTENNIAL + (A History of Deerfield) * ,■< ■,• f S. - 1 - J ■■ - !' • •• t- ■ ' •• v r- ( «• *. < ■ .• *. ' / >' .• •' f «» • ■ - •* < > • •> „i . ■Rh i. •' j «» «: '• v' • • 4 l T . . XI. ■v . . \ 4 '•> - J. J > •> V ,■ . •• . .• ' ■ ■ t. <• % . , .... / 1 ‘ 4 '; . . f J-, mi 1 m i . •. • f / * •' 4’ *' •• * 'y- . ■ i; T-; < .„..... ). 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V-' •• f .v ; / : .vv S' y&i ';> ' }£/ V * f t '•* ' I -i ; :■ ;■ I < r / ! ; • • ■i S- • . /■ '• •• V. •• f -•* ■ 1 •• i ■ /.;v •• •' yl ; t ;•' * - -• , .• -• ' •* • i1'- ; ' ■ ; • |£ V; • i I . -.*■ .J J ■ > . ■ I -4 {' 1 -r J * i i: "I ( y < - '* r; >:':/■ , j . t r « / *•« ’ •’ !!(■: i. •>. ? V * «-> «' f' < «’ I ’ # «• • �THE BICENTENNIAL PLUS THREE a History of Deerfield by Paul Pitt Edited: Norma Gavin Sponsored by the Deerfield Bicentennial Commission Chairwoman Norma Gavin Coordinators William H. Hoyerman Col. Franklin A. Werner (Ret.) Treasurer Howard A. Patterson Publicity Carol Scarpone Fine Arts Doryce L. Maher Festival U.S.A. Susan Redondo Heritage 76 Robert R. McClarren Horizons 76 Don Wrobleski Family Day Parade John Zobus 1979 DEAR FRIENDS: I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THE BICENTENNIAL HISTORY PLUS THREE. CERTAINLY IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE TO WHICH MANY HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. SOME OF THE DELAY IN PUBLISHING THE HISTORY HAS BEEN DUE TO THE WEALTH OF MATERIAL WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BOOK. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DECIDE WHAT SHOULD BE RECORDED WITHOUT CREATING A DAY-BY-DAY REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF DEERFIELD. I AM MOST GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO MAKE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A LITTLE THIS BOOK A REALITY LATER THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED! SINCERELY, BERNARD MAYOR Rjim .31 Needlepoint by: Mrs. Patricia Stilphen Hill I (UFT i 3- - o- i - $ o DEERFIELD PUBLIG LIBRARY ; �During that first year in Lake County, his young son Daniel, Jr. died on September 7,1834, and his wife, Ruth, died on September 10.20 Another son died a year later. No cause of death is suggested in the materials available, but the prevalence of epidemic diseases in late summer has been documented. A prairie fire destroyed Wright’s winter hay sup­ ply and the Indians helped him to survive the first winter.21 Wright’s daughter, Caroline, married William Whigham in 1836. It was the first marriage in Lake County, and Hiram Kennicott, first Justice of the Peace, performed the ceremony at the “Mill” on the Des Plaines River.22 The Wright farm spanned the Des Plaines River, and part of it is now the Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods. Wright died December 30, 1873 at the age of 95. His farm was in the name of William Whigham on the 1916 Plat Map. He had married Rachel Millard in 1845.23 The first settler in Deerfield Township was Michael Meehan. He arrived in a covered wagon drawn by two oxen and settled on Section 18 on Telegraph Road in 1835, between Half Day Road and Wilmot Road.24 Meehan was born in 1808 at Meath, Ireland. He married Bridget Monahan in 1832, and emigrated to the United States that same year. He went first to Salina, New York, and later to Michigan, but in the autumn of 1835 he came finally to Deerfield. The Indians had not left the area yet, and the township was still in its natural state. Meehan plowed the first furrow in the township.25 He was relatively well stocked with provisions when he arrived in Deerfield, for he had several barrels of flour and a barrel of beef and pork. He also had the cash to purchase seed, oats and potatoes in the following spring, and he bought the first piglet and first pair of kittens as well. He erected a log cabin on the 225 acres that pre­ empted, and the land had not yet been surveyed (therefore it was still government land obtained from the Indian Treaty). He left the farm for a brief attempt at gold mining in California in 1852, but realized the futility and quickly returned. 26 Meehan continued to work his farm until 1876, when, at the age of 68, he retired, sold his farm to James O’Connor, a neighbor and relative, and moved to Highland Park.27 The first settler in what is now the Village of Deerfield was Jacob Cadwell (or perhaps Horace Lamb). Cadwell and Lamb arrived in Deerfield in 1835.28 Jacob Cadwell and his wife, Rubie Rich Cadwell, had five sons and two daughters: Madison, Philemon, Caleb, Hiram, Edwin, Rubie Rosella and Jerusha Rosina.29 They all settled on what is now Waukegan Road near Deerfield Road. For a time this was called “Cadwell Corners” but later it was changed to “Deerfield Corners.” The locations of their homes is given in a DDroximate H History of Deerfield, by Reichelt, but those the locations are no longer contemporary. The 7 Cadwell lands were pre-empted under one of the pre-emption bills passed after 1830 (but before the Distribution Pre-emption act).30 Caleb Cadwell was appointed the first postmaster in Deerfield in 1850.31 The Cadwells built the first school — Cadwell School — and Rosella was the first teacher. The Cadwell School was opened in 1848, but the Wilmot School — the first in the township — was opened in 1847.32 Horace Lamb came to Deerfield in 1835, the same year as the Cadwells. It is not clear, actual­ ly, who was the first to settle here. The Lamb pro­ perty was located between what is now Waukegan road and the east slough north from the county line into what is presently the country club. These were later the Vetter and Parsons pro­ perties.33 The Wilmots, too, were among the first settlers. Jesse Wilmot came up the North Branch in 1834 and landed at what is now Greenwood Avenue.34 Having stayed in Deerfield through the winter, he returned in 1837 to the east to bring his own fami­ ly and his brother, Lyman, and his family. Both families settled west of the village along Wilmot Road in the Deerfield Road area (none of which existed at the time, of course). The farm the Wilmots built was considered one of the best and most productive in the area.35 Lyman Wilmot had eleven children, six sons and five daughters. He built the first school in the township; the Wilmots were patrons of education. They were also abolitionists, and operated a sta­ tion on the “underground railroad” which aided runaway slaves to escape into Canada.36 Mrs. Clarissa Wilmot, Lyman’s wife, was a practical nurse and midwife who administered to the infirm in the absence of the physician, and performed some diagnostics with the aid of a medical manual.37 Indian Clark John Kinzie Clark was among the first whites in 20.Ibid. 21. Ibid. 22. Reichelt, op. cit., p. 8-9. 23. 1916 Plat Map of Lake County. 24. Reichelt, op. cit., p. 109. 25. Ibid. 26. Halsey, op. cit., p. 422. 27. Reichelt, op. cit., p. 109. 28. Haines, op. cit., p. 81. 29. Ibid. 30. Reichelt, op. cit., p. 110. 31. Ibid., p. 19. 32. Ibid., p. 38. 33. Ibid., p. 10. 34. "It was a navigable river at the time,” according to Mrs. Ruth Pettis. 35. Halsey, op. cit., p. 425. 36. Reichelt, op. cit., p. 107-108. 37. Ibid., p. 78-79. l ; t j �3. Civil War and After Freedom Abolition The abolitionist sentiment existed in Deerfield and its adjacent areas. A “station” on the Underground Railroad was operated by Lyman Wilmot, and a runaway slave was received here and given quarters for the winter of 1858 at the home of Lorenz Ott.1 Abolitionists from Highland Park would come to Deerfield to debate the issue at the corner of Deerfield and Waukegan Roads.2 The runaway slave, Andrew Jackson, was 28 years old and came from a Mississippi plantation. His father was the plantation owner, a white man, and because of this, the slave received greater liberty than other slaves, providing him with an opportunity to escape. His flight from Mississippi was an ordeal which included temporary capture by his pursuers.3 Jackson lived with the Ott family, and did chores while there. He built a white picket fence and gate, but asked that it be taken down when the slaves were freed-German thrift could not ac­ cede to this request. In the spring, Jackson was taken to Chicago from where he sailed to Canada. He corresponded with the Ott family from there.4 The abolitionist sentiment was not universally embraced, however, and many men were unable to acknowledge a personal involvement in the abolition issue-particularly in the resulting war.5 Antiwar sentiment was so strong that a bounty was required to induce enlistments. The bounty was $40 per man at the beginning of the war, but it was $1600 by the end.6 There were a few “copperhead” and “a lodge or two of Knights of the Golden Circle,”7 which were southern sympathizers, but “never constituted an effective fifth column.”8 A strong Union League existed to counteract any disloyalty that may have disgraced the County.9 CIVIL WAR Deerfield Grand Army of the Republic Captain McCaul’s Shield Guards were ap­ parently the first volunteers. Their formation was 13 announced on April 20, 1861, and they joined an Irish regiment in Chicago.10 On April 29, 1861, ninety volunteers from southern Lake County ar­ rived at Waukegan.11 On May 4,1861, the Union Ri­ fle Guards were formed. On June 6, the County Board of Supervisors appropriated $5,000 for bounties to encourage enlistments.12 During the summer of 1861, Companies C and F of the 37th Illinois Infantry were organized. Cap­ tain Eugene B. Payne and Captain Erwin B. Messer were the officers of these Companies. During the winter of 1861-1862, half of Company I, 45th Illinois Infantry, and half of Company F of the 65th Infantry were organized; Company G of the 51st Illinois Infantry was organized, and all went to Camp Douglas.13 It is not certain whether Virgil Wilmot, the son of Lyman Wilmot who operated the underground railroad, served in the 45th14 or the 55th15 Illinois Infantry. Thomas Mooney of Deerfield had the unique service record of serving on both sides. He was in­ ducted into the Confederate Army while working as an engineer on a Mississippi River steamboat, but escaped after two years and joined the Union Army.18 Several Deerfield men died as a result of the Civil War, either from illness, injuries received in battle or from the hardships of the prison camps. Several more were crippled. Those who served in­ clude the following: 1. Marie Ward Reichelt, The History of Deerfield, Glenview Press, 1928, p. 107. 2. Ibid. 3. Ibid. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid., p. 49. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid., p. 50. 8. Richard Hofstadter, The American Republic Vol. I: to 1865, Prentiss Hall, 1964, p. 614. 9. Reichelt, loc. cit. 10. Ibid. 11. Ibid. 12. Ibid. 13. Ibid. 14. Ibid. 15. Ibid., p. 115. 16. Ibid., p. 50. �« �LEGEND 1. Deerfield Cemetery 2. North Northfield Cemetery 3. O’Plain Cemetery 4. St. Patrick’s Cemetery 5. Jacob Cadwell’s house (1835) 6. First Village Store 7. Frederick Muhlke Home (1837) 8. Louis Gastfield Home (1842) 9. John MiHen home (1839) 10. Philip Brand home (1844) 11. & 12. Cadwell homes 13. Cadwell School (1848) 14. Alfred Parsons home (1843) 15. Philip Vedder home (1844) 16. Job Galloway home (1840) 17. Jesse Wilmot (1835) 18. Lyman Wilmot (1837) 19. Andrew Meier home 20. Fred Fritsch home (1842) 21. Jasper Ott 22. Jacob Ott 23. John Jacob Ott Sr. 24. Lorenz Ott 25. Jacob Luther 26. Martin Luther (1835) 27. Jennings’ homestead 28. Stewart family 29. Dose home 30. Vincent’s Grist Mill 31. Wilmot School (1847) 32. Jame Duffy (1844) 33. Patrick Carolan (1841) 34. Ludlow home 35. Michael Meehan home (1835) 36. James O’Connor home 37. Dorsey home 38. Dawson home 39. Bartholamew Boylan 40. Michael Dawson 41. Michael Fagan 42. Dennis Lancaster 43. Michael Yore 44. McIntyres & Tullys 45. James Mooney 46. Philip Ott home (1836) 47. Roderbusch home 48. St. Mary’s of the Woods Cemetery. Here, in 1674, Father Marquette erected a cross, preaching to the Indians. 50 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lyman Wilmot House Description An account of the resource This collection consists of records related to the Deerfield Public Library's research into whether or not the Wilmot house could be proved to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Deerfield Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Bicentennial Plus Three Description An account of the resource Photocopy of pages from The Bicentennial Plus Three by Paul Pitt and edited by Norma Gavin with highlighted sections related to the Wilmot family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pitt, Paul Gavin, Norma Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deerfield Bicentennial Commission Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deerfield Bicentennial Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hoyerman, William H. Werner, Franklin A. Patterson, Howard A. Scarpone, Carol Maher, Doryce L. Redondo, Susan McClarren, Robert R. Wrobleski, Donald Zobus, John Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.017 Abolitionism Alfred Parsons American Civil War Andrew Jackson Andrew Meier Bartholamew Boylan Bernard Forrest Bridget Monahan Meehan Cadwell Family Cadwell School Cadwell's Corners Caleb Cadwell California California Gold Rush Camp Douglas Canada Captain McCaul's Shield Guards Carol Scarpone Caroline Wright Whigham Chicago Illinois Chicago River North Branch Clarissa Dwight Wilmot Confederate Army Daniel Wright Daniel Wright Jr. Dawso Deerfield Bicentennial Commission Deerfield Historical Cemetery Deerfield Illinois Deerfield Postmaster Deerfield Public Library Deerfield Township Deerfield Union League Deerfield Village Stores Dennis Lancaster Des Plaines River Donald F. Wrobleski Dorsey Doryce L. Maher Dose Edwin Cadwell Erwin B. Messer Eugene B. Payne Franklin A. Werner Fred Fritsch Frederick Muhlke Grand Army of the Republic Greenwood Avenue Highland Park Illinois Hiram Cadwell Historical Map of the Town Now Called Deerfield Illinois History of Deerfield Horace Lamb Howard A. Patterson Illinois Copperheads Jacob Cadwell Jacob Luther Jacob Ott Jacques Marquette Jame Duffy James Mooney James O'Connor Jasper Ott Jennings Jerusha Rosina Cadwell Jesse Wilmot Job Galloway John Jacob Ott Sr. John Kinzie Clark John Millen John Zobus Justice of the Peace Knights of the Golden Circle Lake County Board of Supervisors Lake County Illinois Lake County Justice of the Peace Log Cabin Lorenz Ott Louis Gastfield Ludlow Lyman Wilmot Madison Cadwell Marie Ward Reichelt Martin Luther McIntyres and Tullys Meath Ireland Michael Dawson Michael Fagan Michael Meehan Michael Yore Michigan Mississippi Mississippi River Native American Treaties Native Americans Norma Gavin North Northfield Cemetery O'Plain Cemetery Patricia Stilphen Hill Patrick Carolan Paul Pitt Philemon Cadwell Philip Brand Philip Ott Philip Vedder Prairie Fires Rachel Millard Riverwoods Illinois Robert R. McClarren Roderbusch Rubie Rich Cadwell Rubie Roselia Cadwell Ruth Wright Ryerson Conservation Area Salina New York St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery St. Patrick's Cemetery Stewart Susan Redondo The Bicentennial Plus Three: A History of Deerfield Thomas Mooney Underground Railroad Union Army Union Army 37th Illinois Infantry Company C Union Army 37th Illinois Infantry Company F Union Army 45th Illinois Infantry Company I Union Army 51st Illinois Infantry Company G Union Army 65th Illinois Infantry Company F Union Army Fifty-Fifth Illinois Regiment Union Rifle Guards United States Vincent's Grist Mill Virgil Wilmot Waukegan Illinois William H. Hoyerman William Whigham Wilmot School Wiram Kennicott https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/files/original/0ea763da62688754d517f64c863110e3.pdf 8d74290bfdc6a06b454e88f77a093aba PDF Text Text hltp://nsIs-iol2.auto-graphics.com/wp2000/FuIldsp.asp?myscs=6963&cr=9 Deerfield Public Library / Full Display •. CLICK HERE r^TTrT information www. Library* Cm- d.coin r Xibrarles I Alii. Hi Full Display — North Suburban Library Database <AIIIIeadings> "portrait lake county" — Title 9 of 15 Bottom [x £ s Use Card Format F! First Jil >!J Last Book Format: System Nbr.: ocml3591898 Portrait and biographical album of Lake County, Illinois. Containing Hill page ports, and Title: biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with ports, and biographies of all the Presidents of the United States and Governors^ the State. Lake City Pub. Co., Publisher: 1891. Date: Description: 792, [4] p. : illus., ports. ; 28 cm. Lake County (111.) —Biography. Subject: Co-Author: Lake City Publishing Co. (Chicago) Holdings ALL LIBS: Fremont Public Library District: R Local History 977.321 POR (DLL Lender) Fremont Public Library District: Genealogy Lake Portrait (ELL Lender) Gail Borden Public Library District: 929.3773 Portrait (ILL Lender) Lake Forest Library: CASE 3/920/POR (ELL Lender) (ILL Lender) Lake Forest Library: REF/920/PQR Mrhenrv Public Library District: GEN/ELL/LAKE CO/977.3/LOC HIST (ILL Lender) 1 of 2 Waukegan Public Library: 977.321 P83 (ELL Lender) Zion-Benton Public Library District: R/977.321/POR/Special Ref. (ILL Lender) Others Round Lake Area Public Library District: Reference/977.321 /Por (ELL Lender) 1/24/02 3:41 PM �01/24/2002 19»1 !"•• in 17:09 847-586-0204 FREMONT LIBRARY PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM Angelina, wife of M fibster CaftUc. of j: ueccsjinry improve menu for successfully engaging i nrnugton. III.; .lames, our subject, and S. B„ in agricultural pursuits arc there fotnid. Mo is nn . industrious and busy man. yet gives some of bis k is ti.arricrl and lives in Aurora. 111. , A general account of the early life of any farmer | lime to public interests, lie ha? served ns a men. lad who was reared under the parental roof in a j ber of the School Board, is a stanch Republican in • jonticr county would not differ material ly from j politics, an ardent advocate of Urn. permwe pviuciihe boyhood of our subject. Ten summers had ! pics, and himself and wife :irc mcin!^ of the passed over h.s hesd when lie came to Illinois. In i Methodist Cluudi at Gages Uke. the schools of Ohio, Du Page and Lake Counties j Seven children have been born unto Mr. and he acquired his education, and in A8G0, he was j■ Mrs. Taylor, live of whom ate living: Klbcrt. born joined in wedlock with Miss L'etalia Miltimore, a j .January 29, 18G2, married K'.ln Waugh, and wn« native of this county, mid a daughter of Aaron killed by the cars at. Kenosha Crossing. March II, ami Polly 1 Bridge) M» Hi more, who were born, | 1**4, while serving as telegraph operator. Ills reared and married in Vermont. Subsequently j widoxv reshles i.. Stevens Point, Wis: lle.it v, who »ocy became residents of New Vork, whence they | was born January l.V 1X(J I. manied .Miss lRjc came to this county at an early day. In Avon j Boyce and ruble* on the home farm; Lucy, born Township they settled in 1639, and opened up a j in 1*C>G, is Die wife of Stephen Voum; ofValley farm, continuing its cultivation until Mr. Milti- : County. Xeb.. by whom she has one chiM; Abner, more's death which occurred in 1800. He was a ( horn September Kl. 1*07, Grace, in 1X7:3, and millwright am! carpenter by trade but abandoned j Frank, in 1882, arc at home. Mr. Taylor has been that occupation on his arrival in the West. II,s | an eye witness of the greater pan of Lake County’* wife survived him twenty-eight year* and died in growth and prosperity, lie has seen the intnnlucAVaukegr.n in 1878. They were parents of nine i lion of railroad* and the l ransformation t»f the children, hut only two are now living: Lucretia, j wild prairie land into rich and fertile farms, while n.fool A. Douglas, died in Warren township, in the cabin homes are replaced by substantial real­ December, 1369; Harvey is married and makes his deuces. When he first came here there ty ere no bum* in Waukegan; Elbert and Alfred, twins, market facilities of any importance in ibecounty, died at the agg of one year; Caroline, wife of I aud the work of civilization and progress seemed Curtis Peck, died in Ft. .Scott, Kan., February 12, j hardly begun. He has cheerfully home hi.' xharc 1<S86, aged fifty-two years; Alonzo, who enlisted in j In promoting its iinterests and is a valued citizen Waukegan in 1864, in the Ninety-sixth Illinois of Warren Township. Infantry for the remainder of the service, died i while on his way to the front to Join his regiment; I ------- <-—— .Marietta died of typhoid fever nl the age of fifteen years; Mrs. Taylor is the next younger, and Har­ riet, wife of Alvin Gilbert, died in Avon town­ |T } MAN \\ ll,Ml>l\ Who for Mfty-onc years ship, in February, 1887. I has been a resident and lead in*/ farmer of Mr XR-vlor fur ** **"'«* 1" '««•». #»<' L4 the town ..I Deerfield, eh,i,„5 New York », was engaged on garrison duty. He also acted as tin* state of bis nativity Tim place of bta birtli is nurse in n hospital at Cleveland, Ten... lie was j„ the town of Colesville. It,-........ County. the drafted into the rwelftl. Illinois Infantry, ami as- -late is July 22, ItiUO. liis parent.,- were Jesse ami signed to Company D. and at the close of the war Hannah (Hunncl) Wiln^t, Mb natives of Con..as honorably •tiuliarg*' July 10. I8Gi. tin his uecticut. His father was bon, AneaH.I. 177.1 an,I return, he one. more resumed farming i„ Fremont diet! in Colesville. X. V.. Ue.ober I!,. ,«io. Ills Tow.,si,Ip, subsequently removing to H'.alven wife, horn June I... 177G- ,lie«l In IMS They Township. He owns 146 aces of valuable Ian,I were the parents of live sons „„,l one .laughter furnished with two set. of buildings and all the I The so,., made the remarkable record of having a„ PAGE 01 �01/24/2002 17: OS 847-566-02O4 FREMONT LIBRARY PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. F * ' 197 second of that name, was born December 20, 1836, Jived to celebrate their golden weddings, while one, and became the aife of Philip Glitzier July 29, the subject of this sketch, lifts celebrated liia ruby 18.r>7. lie is numbered among the early settlers of wedding or the sixtieth anniversary of bis mar­ Deerfield Township and is now deceased. His riage. .Stephen B.. the eldest of the five brothers, widow resides in Denver, Col. Levi Davis, born was born February 20, 179$, married Mis? Betsy Clauson, and died March 14, 1 b77. at the oge Of January 1, 1839, married Sarah A. Hodgkins and seventy.nine years; Loly, the only daughter, was | resides at Hodgkiss, Delta County, Col. He was born November 23, 1799, and died July 14, 1801; also a soldier of the Utc war, enlisting on the Amos, born March 3, 1803, wedded Betsy Craw. 16th of July, 1851, in the Forty.seventh Illinois In­ fan try, was wounded at the battle of Old Lake, La., ford, and died ill 1878, nt the age of seventy-six being crippled for life, and was mustered out at years; Asahcl was born March 21, 1804, married Springfield, 111., in October, 1864. Lyman II., born Olive Smith, and died in St. Paul, Minn., in March, in Deerfield, III., April 25, 1841, is single and re­ lbb&„ at the age of eighty*four, having long boon sides on the old homestead. Mary, born July 2, r» practicing physician; Lyman is now' eighty1813, was joined in wedlock May 10, 1865, with live years of ago; Jesse, the youngest, was born Ilham R. Bennett, and resides near Denver, Col. September 13, 1810, chose for a wife Elizabeth (See sketch cf Mr. Bennett’s family, who were Luther, and is now living at the age of eighty-one among the early settlers of Lake County), Harriet, years in Carroll County, Mo. born June 28, 1845, and died when thirteen and I.ymnn Wihnoi, whose name heads this record, one-half months old. Roswell O., born July 12, having lost his father when a child of four years. •ind his mother being in poor circumstances, wa? 1817, was married November 20, 1870, to Mias Miranda C. Adams, and resides in Hodgkiss, Delta obliged to leave home nt the early age of ten and County, Col. Dwight Porter, born August 1C, make his own way in the world. He began as s farm bond. He was obliged to work hard, enjoyed l$49, married JLI«»0 Scholes, June 9, 1881, and resides in Evergreen, Col. lie wa3 tiie late repre­ few comforts and no luxuries. His educational sentative to tbo Colorado Legislature Ellen Eliza, advantages wen; limited to a few mouths’attendance born January 19, 1852, was married December 10, nt the district schools in tho winter season. When 1876, to Edwin Ivittell. and their home is now in lie arrived at the age of twenty-live he found that South Chicago. Warren Ifonry, born October G, he had accumulated enough of this world's goods 1856, Is now a resident of l)eer6cld, and bis sketch to sot up a home for himself and was married March 17, 1831, in his native town to Miss Clarissa is given elsewhere in this work. The children Dwight, a daughter of Israel and Sarah (Porter; older than Lytflan H. were born in New York and Dwight. She whs born in Windsor, BroomoCour.iy, those younger in Deerfield. N. Y„ June 18, 1812, and is a lineal descendant of Mr. Wilmot was engaged in farming in the town John Dwight of Dedham, Mass., the founder of the of Greenwood, Steuben County, N. Y., until 1837, when leaving Ids family, he first came to Lake prominent New England family of that name Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot have been blessed with a \ County on a prospecting tour, arriving at his deshuge family, numbering six sons and five dauglidilation on the 20th of May. Jesse, his younger ters: Virgil, the eldest, was born June 9, 1834, in brother, bad preceded him to this county in 1835, Greenwood, Steuben County, N. V„ married Sarah ■ and had located (n what is now the town of I>oerKstlier Hunter nod resides in Humoston, Iowa. He ' field. Mr. Wilmot visited his brother and traveled served in the I'nion Army in toe late war as a 1 oyer Northern Illinois for several months and in member of ihc Forty-fifth Illinois Regiment, en- 1 November following returned to New York. In listing October 5, 1861. lie was under Sherman J the fall of 1840, he emigrated from that $ut« to in b'S march to Hie sen, and was mustered out in ; Lake County with bis family, coming by team to December, 1864. Adelin, bom November l, 183d, I Buffalo where be transferred the teams to a steam, died November 8. of the same year. Adelia, the i boat and took passage for Chicago. Arriving at �01/24/2002 17; OS 193 FREMONT LIBRARY 847-566-0204 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. t,mt IHM't. they drove to Dcorfleld. their future home, j of his own application has obtained an education Ti February*. 1841. be purchased one hundred and which fined him for the practical life l»t has led. sixty acres of wild land, to which he afterwards lie made farming his life-work, ami met with a added until ho. now has two hundred and fort/ aigunl success in that direction. in politics he has PCI 08. IL's farm is largely prairie and is situated always been a stanch Democrat, lmt never an mliooOn section 32, where he has made his home for the seeker, although lie has always exercised his right past fifty.one years. It is considered one of the of franchise, He is a member of the Episcopal most valuable farms in Deerfield, and the owner is Church, ns was also his wife. Mr*. Johnson U :i V one of the most successful and leading agriculturists horn on Staten Island, March 15. Ib’01. and died of Lake County. 111 political sentiment he is an in December, 18G7, nl the age of $i,\U*.M.\ u.?u>. earnest Republican. In early life he was an noli* Their children avo as follows: .John Ik. n druggist slavery Whig and was in full accord with the orig­ of Kansas: Klira Ann, who is the widow of John inal Abolitionists He lest his vote at the pros!Hodinc, and resides on Staten Island: Theresa and doniinl election of 1840 by reason of his removal Sarah M. both deceased: Louisa, wife of L K. to the West that year. When the Republican party Reed, a h.iukei of M. Paid. Minn., |\t.T of this w as organized lie was 0110 of those who took part sketch; Henrietta, whose home is in Kansas; Nirlmin its formation in Northern Illinois. He has never iris A., who is engaged m farming and carpentering ’•ecu it seeker for public office and has served only in Batavia, ML; and Albeit, deceased, in minor local positions lie was Moderator at the Peter Johnson has been a resident of Illinois first town meeting held in Deerfield, and has served since his tenth year. In 1M4J the family t.:imc a$ Assessor for that town. During the draft ho West, traveling b) canal, railroad and the accepted the veiy unpopular position of enrolling They patted through Chicago when il was a mere officer for hi* town, b.v which he made enemies and village, giving little evidence of the wondci fill even had Ida life threatened. , growth which was soon to lake place and make it Mr. Wilmot nnd his wife are members of the the second city in the Union. Our subject received Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their Ruby, his education in the schools of New Vo»U nnd Hli* or sixtieth, wedding anniversary in March of the nois. and by varied reading and experience Ims lie* present year. Roth are well preserved nnd enjoy, ! come a well-informed man. He began life for *3 they deserve, the high regard of all who know himself at the age of eighteen, serving an appren• hem, They hive reared a large family of chilticeship to the trade of a tinner in St. Charles and •ben, of whom nine arc living and have become ] Elgin. III. He made hi* home ia DcKalb Connie, icsefu: and respected members of society. ! frou: 1851 to 1600. and spent part of the year in ! tiio mountains, returning \lienee to Kigiu, | In November, 1353, Mr. Johnson was united 111 1 marriage with Miss Mary V. Die water, a native of ! Ohio, born in 1839. 'I licit* union ha* been hUs>cd KTLK JOHNSON, one of Hie prominent * with six children, throe sous ami three daughters; merchants ofWnucoutfn.is engaged in the Clayton B.. who d*cd at the age of ten years, Inn hardware business,having continued in and Anna, both deceased; Gertrude, wife of Ifav. that line of trade at this place fur n mini- | William II. Fierce, a Methodist minister of NuuJn bf-r of years. He was born on Staten Island, N. j HI.; Albert Rav, who was educated in the Wan*•’ August IL !$33, and is the sixth in a family j COrnia schools, and is still at home; Jvlwin B., aged of nine children, whose parents are Peter II. and 1 eleven years, completes the family. Ann (Bogart. 1 Johnson. His father was horn on ! Jo May, l«b'5, Mr, Johnson began business in his •Mate 11 Island in 1798, nnd i« still living at the ad- j present line in Wnneondn. lie carries a full and v.-wjcvd age of ninety-three years. He attended the ! complete stock of hardware, Fair dealing, loa.soucommon a clioolb for n short time only, and by dint 1 able prices and a genial manner have won him n 1 �24/2302 17:09 FREMONT LIBRARY 847-58*6-0204 PORTRAIT AND HlOORAI’HICAL ALBUM. Ilnvi».«*ciwcil infarm. and Modern Woodmen. iiliaixloneil His”pursuit a"*' log u itil IhfiQ, lie then Uri.l.rc 0„iUli..S. UuU.uk turned his attention to iws fljst lemons in the pioneer corps tn the army msd ha? hoik fo;ty one budges in Kenosha County, Wis., besides many others in Cook, Lake ami Mr* Henry Counties, of Illinois. His entire life i»as been passed in this county where he is well and fafornbly known. JjpAHRKN IlKNKY Wll.MUT. who makes |,i$ home in Dceilhdd, is a member of the firm of Hutchinson. Wilmot A* Mom, who do business at Room 72, No. ll*» Dearborn Si wet, Chicago, and is also manager of the branch oilier ni Deerfield. Ho has the honor of being a native born citizen of the county, his birth having oc­ curred on the tith of October, I Son. in the town of I lecrficld. His parents me l.yman and Clarissa (Dwight) Wilmot. a sketch of whom is given else- W PAGE 647 I March 16. 1831: Arthur II., January 2*. ««Wi | Maud 1C.. March 10. 1884; X.yn,«.. J..July .6, 1838; ami Minnie V., December H. 18«»Wilmot wns married to his present wife, who w«s fomwly Mrs. Kva V. Keyes, at Deerfield, Fehruj ary 2d. 1300. She was born near Palatine, Mm . wns the widow of Lewis Keyes, and a daughter of Marlin Yant. Sim lms one child born of her first 1 marriage, :\ daughter, Clara K. C‘., born December I 23, I 67 3. In political sentinKoit, Mr. Wilmot is a Repuldii can nnd has always* taken an active interest in ! political campaigns, doing what be could to insure : the success and advance the interests of his party. : j While not ambitious of political preferment he has served in various local public. offices. He was ( chosen TrC9.«mvr <»f the town of Deerfield in April, , ISR-2. was re-elected and sewed until 1886. Two i years Inter h;< was elected School Trustee and was When tho town ! re-elected in tin.1 spring of 1801 was divided into Last and West Deer held, an event j io whicu Mr. Wilmot was largely instrumental in j accomplishing, he was elected Supervisor of the ■ new town Of West Dee v He Id, was re-elected in the 1 of .800 to serve U'O year, In March. 136.1. he established bts home m tuc v.lla^c of I Deci field, where he has since resided. lie is :* Mas; ter Mason, a member of A. 0 Fay Lodge, No- 070. jI 0f Highland Parle, also belongs to the Independent ( Older of Foresters of Court Highland, No. 31. «*f Highland Park. An active, energetic business rr.nu, ■ ,*1,11, scl.oul* wl,TC ' ' tramiH- .md completed he received bis primary " wh0(,i 4>f the l,U «dueution in the pivpaia«or> Northern College at Naperville. 111. l;u«* two years .,fu-r :dt;ining I us majority, he was engaged in filing farm machinery and in leadline School- and from 1330 until W.I inclusive he was conducting the home farm. in connection with this business he has Iso. subsequently to 183.^, engaged in the rcnl-wtsio busmen. i«» which, during Hm past t"«> i Years, he has tie voted his entire lime and :d h i t ion. J: |., April. 13:i i, l.e formed the existing partnership ! with c A. llutchiusou mid K. J- Mum of ; H,l» linn ii nyw carrying on an exlmiChicago. si ve business, making a specially ui Ukeshniv and 1 No'tlisourc property. Wilmot Isas been twice nwnivd. lr. Kankakef, M .on M:» ill 17.1 ftuo. he wedded Miss Minnie F. Vining. daughter of JeftiMYon ami Kliznbeth : (Frazier) Yiumg. Slur was born in Kankakee ! County, 111.. February 2d. 13.78, and died DecernIxm- 19, 1866, leaving live children, two sons and three daughters— JCdua tL, the eldest, w:m i-orn Mr Wilmot enjoys a wide acquaintance and i* rapidly working into a permanent and lucrative busings, ——• ^ KNRY HODUK1NS, has long been a restdent of this county, dating his settlement hero rrom 1644. He was born in St. Law­ rence Comity, N- Y., on February l.i, 160), and there grow to manhood. After having ftrrivcd aL mature years,he was united in marriage on August U, 1821), with Miss Julia White, a na­ tive of Jefferson County, N. Y-- born August li, \808__she was thus married on Iter twenty fiist birthday. They began their domestic life hi the m 04 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County Illinois Description An account of the resource Photocopy of pages from the Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County Illinois about Lyman Wilmot along with a printout of the webpage information for the book through LIAISON: Libraries in Association catalog. Handwritten notes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lake County Publishing Company Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lake County Publishing Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lake County Publishing Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Accessed 01/24/2002 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DPL.0013.018 Abolitionism Adelia H. Wilmot Gutzler Adelia Wilmot Agriculturalist American Civil War American Civil War Battle of Old Lake Louisiana American Civil War Sherman's March to the Sea American Civil War Union Army Enrolling Officer Amos Wilmot Anti-Slavery Activities Arthur H. Wilmot Asahel Wilmot Betsy Clauson Wilmot Betsy Crawford Wilmot Broome County New York Buffalo New York C.A. Hutchinson Carroll County Missouri Chicago Illinois Clara F.C. Keyes Clarissa Dwight Wilmot Colesville New York Colorado State House of Representatives Colorado State Legislature Connecticut Dedham Massachusetts Deerfield Assessor Deerfield Illinois Deerfield Public Library Deerfield School District #109 Board of Trustees Deerfield Town Hall Meetings Deerfield Township Deerfield Treasurer Delta County Colorado Denver Colorado Dwight Porter Wilmot Edna G. Wilmot Edwin Kittell Elizabeth Frazier Vining Elizabeth Luther Wilmot Ellen Eliza Wilmot Kittell Eva Vant Keyes Wilmot Evergreen Colorado Farm Hand Farm Machinery Sales Farming First Presbyterian Church Fremont Public Library District Gail Borden Public Library Greenwood New York Hannah Bunnel Wilmot Harriet Wilmot Highland Park Illinois Hiram R. Bennett Hodgkiss Colorado Humeston Iowa Hutchinson Wilmot and Blum Illinois Republican Party Independent Order of Foresters Independent Order of Foresters of Court Highland No. 31 Israel Dwight Jefferson Vining Jesse Wilmot John Dwight Kankakee County Illinois Kankakee Illinois Lake City Publishing Company Lake County Illinois Lake Forest Public Library Lakeshore Property Levi Davis Wilmot Lewis Keyes Liaison: Libraries in Association Database Lizzie Scholes Wilmot Loly Wilmot Lyman H. Wilmot Lyman J. Wilmot Lyman Wilmot Martin Vant Mary Wilmot Bennett Masonic Order Masonic Order A O Fay Lodge Masonic Order A O Fay Lodge Master Maud E. Wilmot McHenry Public Library District Minne V. Wilmot Minnie E. Vining Wilmot Miranda C. Adams Wilmot Mundelein Public Library Naperville Illinois New York North Suburban Library System Database Northern College Northshore Property Old Lake Louisiana Olive Smith Wilmot Philip Gutzler Political Campaigning Portrait and Biographical Album of Lake County Prairie Prospecting Tour R.J. Blum Republican Party Roswell O. Wilmot Round Lake Area Public Library District Sarah A. Hodgkins Wilmot Sarah Esther Hunter Wilmot Sarah Porter Dwight School Teaching South Chicago Illinois Springfield Illinois St. Paul Minnesota Stephen B. Wilmot Steuben County New York Union Army Union Army 45th Illinois Infantry Union Army Forty-Seventh Illinois Infantry Virgil Wilmot Warren Henry Wilmot Waukegan Public Library West Deerfield Township West Deerfield Township Supervisor Whig Party William T. Sherman Windsor New York Zion-Benton Public Library District