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Their Shelby County Chronicle
| 1827 |
January 23 |
Shelby County is formed.
Named for Governor Isaac Shelby. |
| 1827 |
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Aaron and Jonathan Rook move from Warren County, Tennessee
to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois |
| 1828 |
May 1 |
Jonathan S. Rook purchases 80 acres of federal land in
Shelby County at $1.25/acre. Section 18, Section Part W2NE, Township
11N, Range 03E |
Previous Stops Along the Way
The Rook Family
Shelby County Genealogy
Shelby County Geography
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Geological Information Resources, Illinois State Geological Society
Shelby County History
Shelby County Today
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page under construction. Please send any comments to Earl Rook,
rookswan-at-comcast-dot-net
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materials copyright 1996-2002
by Earl J.S. Rook
Last updated on
14 January, 2002
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