Fulton County Illinois

Fulton County Illinois
Rook, Wilson An American Journey

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Their Fulton County Chronicle

1823	January 28	Fulton County is formed. Named after Robert Fulton.
1835	circa	Marriage of William Rook, age 19, and Sarah Wilson, age 16, in Fulton County, Illinois
1836	November 28	Thomas Jefferson Rook is born, first child of William Rook and Sarah Wilson, in Fulton County Illinois

Previous Stops Along the Way

The Rook Family

Warren County, Tennessee circa 1816 - 1835
Grainger County, Tennessee circa 1800 - 1816
Chatham County, North Carolina circa 1790 - 1800
Worcester County, Maryland, late 18th Century
Ireland

The Wilson Family

Unknown

Fulton County Genealogy

Fulton County Genealogy, the FultonGenWeb home page
Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society
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Fulton County Geography

Fulton County Communities
Fulton County Maps
Military Tract, bounty land set aside for soldiers of the War of 1812, included all of Fulton County

Fulton County History

Fulton County History,
Fulton County in the Civil War,
History of Canton, Illinois, largest community in Fulton County
History of Vermont, Illinois, noted for its surviving 19th Century storefronts and homes

Fulton County Society and Culture

Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology, based upon Fulton County

The Hill, from the Spoon River Anthology of Edgar Lee Masters
Nicholas Bindle, from the Spoon River Anthology of Edgar Lee Masters

Nathan Beadles, the model for Master's Nicholas Bindle

Fulton County Today

Canton, Illinois, the largest community in Fulton County
Fulton County, Illinois, USA, Heart of the Spoon River Country
Points of Interest

	This page under construction. Please send any comments to Earl Rook, rookswan-at-comcast-dot-net
	©Original materials copyright 1996-2002 by Earl J.S. Rook Last updated on 22 March, 2002

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