Early Settlers of Woodford County
From the book Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois 1878. This list was, in turn, taken from a work entitled Old Settlers History of Woodford County by Professor Radford of Eureka College. This file was contributed by Amy Robbins-Tjaden.
| FIRST | LAST | TWNSHP | YEAR | FIRST | LAST | TWNSHP | YEAR | |
| Daniel | Allison | Walnut Grove | 1831 | Rev. Ben. | Major | Walnut Grove | 1833 | |
| John | Armstrong | near Panther Creek | ____ | Joseph | Martin | Walnut Grove | 1829 | |
| William | Atteberry | Walnut Grove | 1829 | C. P. | Mason | Metamora | 1835 | |
| Samuel | Back | Germantown | 1834 | David | Matthews | Spring Bay | 1829 | |
| Jonathan | Baker | Walnut Grove | 1826 | James S. | McCord | near Panther Creek | 1830 | |
| David | Banta | Metamora | 1831 | William | McCord | Panther Creek | 1831 | |
| Cornelius | Banta | Metamora | 1831 | Daniel | Meek | Walnut Grove | 1826 | |
| Joseph | Belsley | Spring Bay | 1831 | Joseph | Meek | Walnut Grove | 1830 | |
| John | Benson | White Oak Grove | 1831 | Henry | Meek | Walnut Grove | 1830 | |
| William | Benson | White Oak Grove | 1831 | Noel | Meek | near Panther Creek | 1832 | |
| James | Benson | White Oak Grove | 1831 | Basil | Meek | near Panther Creek | 1832 | |
| _____ | Bilberry | Panther Creek | 1828 | James | Mitchell | Walnut Grove | 1833 | |
| John | Bird | Walnut Grove | 1827 | Charles | Molitor | Germantown | 1835 | |
| James | Bird | Walnut Grove | 1829 | Charles | Moore | Walnut Grove | 1826 | |
| Robert | Bird | Walnut Grove | 1829 | Josiah | Moore | near Panther Creek | 1830 | |
| William | Bird | Walnut Grove | 1830 | Campbell | Moore | near Panther Creek | 1830 | |
| Isaac | Black | Walnut Grove | 1831 | William C. | Moore | near Panther Creek | ____ | |
| Matthew | Blair | Walnut Creek | 1830 | Parker | Morse | Low Point | 1835 | |
| William | Blanchard | near Spring Bay | 1822 | Isaac | Moulton | Low Point | 1835 | |
| Wm. (or Geo.) | Blaylock | near Spring Bay | 1819 | Peter | Muler | Germantown | 1832 | |
| Matthew | Bracken | Walnut Grove | 1829 | Rev. John | Oatman | Walnut Grove | 1830 | |
| Jonah | Brown | White Oak Grove | 1833 | Nathan | Owen | Walnut Grove | 1829 | |
| Morgan | Buckingham | Low Point | ____ | Rev. James | Owens | Low Point | 1835 | |
| M. R. | Bullock | Walnut Grove | 1834 | John | Page, Sr. | Metamora | 1834 | |
| Thomas | Bullock | Walnut Grove | 1835 | Eli | Patrick | Walnut Grove | 1829 | |
| John | Butcher | Walnut Grove | 1831 | Allen | Patrick | Walnut Grove | 1829 | |
| Reubin | Carlock | White Oak Grove | 1833 | Rev. Abner | Peeler | White Oak Grove | ____ | |
| Winton | Carlock | White Oak Grove | 1833 | Samuel | Philips | White Oak Grove | 1828 | |
| Horace | Creeker | near Spring Bay | ____ | Robert | Philips | White Oak Grove | 1828 | |
| Austin | Crocker | Spring Bay | 1824 | William | Philips | near Spring Bay | 1823 | |
| Rowland | Crocker | Spring Bay | 1828 | James V. | Phillips | White Oak Grove | ____ | |
| Hiram | Curry | Spring Bay | 1829 | Benj. J. | Radford | Walnut Grove | 1834 | |
| Cooley | Curtis | Walnut Grove | 1831 | James | Rayburn | Panther Creek | ____ | |
| Jesse | Dale | Spring Bay | 1829 | Aaron | Richardson | Panther Creek | 1831 | |
| Rev. Wm. | Davenport | Walnut Grove | 1834 | James M. | Richardson | Panther Creek | 1831 | |
| John | Davidson | Walnut Grove | 1829 | Rev. James | Robeson | Panther Creek | 1835 | |
| Caleb | Davidson | Walnut Grove | 1831 | John | Sharp | Germantown | 1830 | |
| Daniel | Deweese | Walnut Grove | 1830 | Phineas | Shottenkirk | Spring Bay | 1831 | |
| Thomas | Deweese | Walnut Grove | 1830 | John F. | Smith | Germantown | 1830 | |
| Thomas | Deweese | Walnut Grove | 1832 | Christian | Smith | Partridge Point | 1833 | |
| Elijah | Dickinson | Walnut Grove | 1835 | John | Snyder | Spring Bay | 1834 | |
| _____ | Dillon | near Spring Bay | ____ | Isaac | Snyder | Spring Bay | 1834 | |
| Joseph | Dillon | Walnut Grove | 1824 | Peter | Snyder | Spring Bay | 1834 | |
| F. | Dixon | on Mackinaw | 1835 | David | Snyder | Spring Bay | 1834 | |
| ?Widow? | Donohue | Spring Bay | 1829 | William | Sowards | Metamora | 1823 | |
| John | Dowdy | Walnut Grove | 1829 | Solomon | Sowards | Metamora | 1823 | |
| Jacob | Ellis | White Oak Grove | 1833 | Lewis | Stephens | White Oak Grove | 1830 | |
| Jacob | Ellis | White Oak Grove | 1833 | John | Stephenson | Spring Bay | 1824 | |
| Peter | Engle, Sr. | Metamora | 1833 | Amasa | Stout | Panther Creek | 1828 | |
| Charles | Fielder | Spring Bay | 1827 | Rev. Lewis | Stover | White Oak Grove | 1832 | |
| _____ | Gingerich | near Spring Bay | ____ | Thomas | Sunderland | Germantown | 1834 | |
| Louis | Guibert | near Spring Bay | 1833 | Daniel | Travis | Walnut Grove | 1831 | |
| Rev. Zadock | Hall | Germantown | 1833 | Solomon | Tucker | Walnut Grove | 1835 | |
| John | Harbert | White Oak Grove | 1829 | James | Vance | White Oak Grove | 1835 | |
| James | Harlan | south of Walnut Grove | 1832 | John | Verkler | Metamora | 1833 | |
| Gershom | Harvey | on Mackinaw | 1825 | _____ | Wathen | Walnut Grove | 1827 | |
| Adam | Henthorne | Panther Creek | ____ | Rev. Amos | Watkins | near Panther Creek | 1830 | |
| George | Hopkins | Spring Bay | 1829 | Warren | Watkins | near Panther Creek | 1830 | |
| William | Hoshor | Spring Bay | 1830 | Joseph | Wilkerson | Panther Creek | ____ | |
| William | Hunter | Spring Bay | 1835 | Benjamin | Williams | Partridge Creek | 1827 | |
| Thomas | Jones | Low Point | 1834 | Richard | Williams | Spring Bay | 1829 | |
| Thomas | Kincade | Walnut Grove | 1833 | Francis | Willis | Walnut Grove | 1831 | |
| George | Kingston | Spring Bay | 1823 | William R. | Willis | Walnut Grove | 1834 | |
| George | Kingston | Metamora | 1825 | Jacob | Wilson | Spring Bay | 1828 | |
| Samuel | Kirkpatrick | White Oak Grove | 1831 | Rev. Joshua | Woosley | Walnut Grove | 1831 | |
| Humphrey | Leighton | Metamora | 1835 |
