The first white settler in Kinderhook Township was ___ McCraney, who made improvements close to a small stream
that runs through the center of the Township, which has been known since as McCraney creek, this improvement was
made in 1825, on Sec. 11. James Null and his family, Chas. Smith, Chas. and James Stratton, C. Devall and Thomas
Orr were among the early settlers; but they have all left, except Smith Hull, Thomas Orr and Henry H. Oney. Mr.
Oney was one of the first settlers, and taught the first school, in the year 1833. The first white person born
was a child of Timothy and Mahaley Gard, in 1830. The first marriage was that of James Stratton to Miss Malinda
Hull, in the year 1830, at the house of James Hull, the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Hunter, of the Methodist
denomination, he also preached the first sermon, at the house of Charles Stratton, in 1830. The first school house
was built on Sec. 10, in 1833, and was used for both school and church purposes for many years. Michael Blain was
the first Justice of the Peace and Thomas Hull was the first Supervisor. This Township is bounded on the west by
the Mississippi river, and is equally divided with timber and prairie land. Kinderhook has perhaps as good farming
soil as any in the County. The uplands are well adapted for small grain and fruit. The Township is well watered,
making it suitable for raising grain and stock. It is well settled with a good class of farmers, who will make
it second to none, when they get their proposed levee finished.
KINDERHOOK SUBSCRIBERS
NAME |
Residence |
Business |
Nativity |
When came to Co. |
Allen, Edmund L | Sec. 7 | J. P. & Farmer | Kentucky | 1855 |
Aron, John | Sec. 24 | Farmer | Delaware | 1859 |
Baker, John | Sec. 27 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1840 |
Benson, W. R. | Kinderhook | Carpenter | New York | 1867 |
Blair, Orville T | Kinderhook | Painter | Pike Co., IL | 1849 |
Bond, James | Kinderhook | Merchant | Illinois | 1839 |
Bradshaw, Gardner | Sec. 35 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1849 |
Brewer, Mrs. Jenette | Sec. 6 | Farmer | Ohio | 1848 |
Brown, Lewis | Sec. 34 | Farmer | Illinois | 1854 |
Calvin, C. C. | Kinderhook | Railroad Agent | Connecticut | 1855 |
Chase, D. H. | Sec. 25 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1848 |
Churchill, Henry | Kinderhook | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1844 |
Clark, Frank | Kinderhook | Tinner | Sweden | 1870 |
Clark, S | Sec. 3 | Farmer | Virginia | 1829 |
Clase, Alonzo | Sec. 35 | Farmer | Ohio | 1849 |
Clutch, John | Kinderhook | Farmer | Ohio | 1847 |
Coleman, John | Kinderhook | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1850 |
Colvin, Joseph C | Kinderhook | Grocer | Connecticut | 1854 |
Cook, John | Sec. 24 | Farmer | NC | 1830 |
DeMaranville, John | Kinderhook | Cooper | MA | 1870 |
Devol, D. | Kinderhook | Hardware, H'se F'rshn'g | Ohio | 1854 |
Dilley, Joseph S. | Kinderhook | Farmer | Ohio | 1869 |
Emerson, E. S. | Kinderhook | Painter | Illinois | 1847 |
Fields, Philip | Kinderhook | Cooper | Ohio | 1866 |
Fitzpatrick, Thomas | Kinderhook | Hotel | Ohio | 1836 |
Gaines, Samuel B | Kinderhook | Merchant | Connecticut | ........ |
Gaines, Selah B | Kinderhook | Merchant | New York | 1851 |
Gose, A. A. | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1836 |
Gose, Chas. B. | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1837 |
Gose, Geo. C. | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1839 |
Greenleaf, Calvin | Kinderhook | Minister | MA | 1835 |
Halstead, Silas | Sec. 26 | Farmer | PA | 1848 |
Hamilton, Burl | Sec. 9 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1840 |
Harris, A. E. | Sec. 2 | Farmer | Virginia | 1854 |
Haskins, N. H. | Sec. 4 | Farmer | New York | 1857 |
Higgins, R. B. | Kinderhook | Boot & Shoe Maker | Canada | 1857 |
Hill, A. S. | Kinderhook | Blacksmith | Germany | 1858 |
Hinds, Barna | Sec. 25 | Farmer | Ohio | 1844 |
Hull, David | Sec. 21 | Farmer | Ohio | 1842 |
Hull, James N. | Sec. 10 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1836 |
Hull, Mrs. Louisa | Sec. 15 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1846 |
Hull, Smith | Kinderhook | Grocer | Virginia | 1829 |
Hull, Thomas W. | Sec. 15 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1837 |
Jones, C. E. | Kinderhook | Track Foreman Q & St. L. | Onondaga Co., NY | 1868 |
Jones, H. F. | Kinderhook | Farmer | Virginia | 1856 |
Journey, P. A. | Sec. 5 | Farmer | Illinois | 1853 |
Liggett, Douglas | Kinderhook | Druggist | Pike Co., IL | 1853 |
Liggett, G. W. | .......... | Farmer | Illinois | 1839 |
McAnanery, John | Kinderhook | Boiler Maker | Ireland | 1870 |
McMullen, Charles | Kinderhook | Railroad Man | Ireland | 1848 |
McMurray, Rufus | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1837 |
McNutt, Michael | Kinderhook | Constable & farmer | Ohio | 1842 |
Millhizer, John | Sec. 31 | Framer | Ohio | 1826 |
Monroe, James W | Sec. 3 | Farmer | Ohio | 1852 |
Morris, S. E. | Kinderhook | Blacksmith, Auctioneer | Ohio | 1851 |
Murray, James | Kinderhook | Marble Agent | Pike Co., IL | 1841 |
Nowell, James | Sec. 5 | Farmer | MA | 1841 |
Oliver, W. | Kinderhook | Railroad | New York | 1868 |
Oney, H. H. | Sec. 3 | Farmer | Virginia | 1831 |
Orr, Henry | Kinderhook | Farmer | Virginia | 1831 |
Orr, Thomas | Sec. 9 | Farmer | PA | 1831 |
Poore, J. W. | Sec. 7 | Constable | Delaware | 1861 |
Pratt, William | Sec. 16 | Farmer | Ohio | 1857 |
Reed, John | Sec. 7 | Farmer | Missouri | 1853 |
Reiffle, Frederic | Kinderhook | Cooper | Missouri | 1862 |
Robb, Randolph | Sec. 36 | Farmer | Ohio | 1853 |
Rouse, N. S. | Sec. 22 | Farmer | Virginia | 1847 |
Schneider, Anson | Kinderhook | Boots & Shoes | Germany | 1863 |
Sheets, Fletcher | Sec. 24 | Farmer | Ohio | 1859 |
Simmons, Mrs. Nella | Sec. 4 | Farmer | Ohio | 1835 |
Smith, D. E. | Kinderhook | Boot & Shoe Maker | Indiana | 1865 |
Smith, George | Sec. 15 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1848 |
Sprague, C. C. | Kinderhook | Physician | Ohio | 1860 |
Steers, William | Kinderhook | Miller | Missouri | 1858 |
Talbert, W. J. | Sec. 36 | Farmer | Virginia | 1831 |
Thompson, David | Sec. 26 | Farmer | Ohio | 1860 |
Toner, William G | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Missouri | 1846 |
Wheelock, John G | Sec. 5 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1829 |
Wilson, F. J. | Sec. 11 | Farmer | Adams Co., IL | 1868 |
Wilson, J. A. | Kinderhook | Constable | Ohio | 1852 |
Wilson, Wiliam | Kinderhook | Justice of the Peace | Maryland | 1860 |
Woollemes, D. M | Kinderhook | Butcher | Illinois | 1829 |
Woollemes, J. M. | Kinderhook | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1849 |