History of Pike County, Illinois

"It has been our aim to have the prominent men of to-day, as well as pioneers, represented. . . . They are in the strictest sense representative men, and are selected from all the callings and professions worthy to be represented." --From the prefaceVolume 2 of this valuable publication provides detailed portraits of Pike County's prominent citizens and gives focus as to how they worked to establish a blueprint for a respectable society. The history of townships continues along with information on the evolution of the press, the organization of this region's county courts and judicial system, and a digest of the common state laws.This detailed picture of this region as it was in 1880 includes information on marriage licenses, agricultural and educational statistics, property value, and data on wages. Maps, charts, tables, and graphs make the data accessible and easily understood.