History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . LERKS. John Denison 1856 Joel T. Booz 1874 F.E.Belknap 1863 Albert S. Bear 1875 John J. Grohegan 1864 John Martindale 1876 George W. Jones 1865 Levi J. Rhea 1877 Thomas McAvoy 1867 Jerome B.Jones 1878 Wm. M. Anderson 1868 John Campbell 1879 Jerome B. Jones 1871 James L. Martin 1880 Wm. M. Anderson 1873 ASSESSORS. A. G. Botts 1856 Levi Smith 1868 William Booz 1858 John H. Parker 1869 Jefferson Perkins 1860 Levi Smith 1870 J. H. Parker 1863 IJames G. Smith 1871 Levi Smith 1864 Thos. B
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History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . LERKS. John Denison 1856 Joel T. Booz 1874 F.E.Belknap 1863 Albert S. Bear 1875 John J. Grohegan 1864 John Martindale 1876 George W. Jones 1865 Levi J. Rhea 1877 Thomas McAvoy 1867 Jerome B.Jones 1878 Wm. M. Anderson 1868 John Campbell 1879 Jerome B. Jones 1871 James L. Martin 1880 Wm. M. Anderson 1873 ASSESSORS. A. G. Botts 1856 Levi Smith 1868 William Booz 1858 John H. Parker 1869 Jefferson Perkins 1860 Levi Smith 1870 J. H. Parker 1863 IJames G. Smith 1871 Levi Smith 1864 Thos. B. McOubbin 1874 WiUiam Long 1865 James G. Smith 1875 Thomas Cambron 1866 J. T. Spangler 1879 Wm.Long 1867 Geo. W. Green 1880 es6 HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY. COLLECTORS. William Long 1856 Emanuel Jones 1858 William Long 1860 Wm. Spangler 1861 William Long 1863 John H. Parker 1864 William Long 1866 Levi Smith 1867 Calloway L. Rhea 1868 John W. Huston 1869 James G. Smith 1870 John Martindale 1871 Monroe Riggins 1872 Samuel Duffy 1874 Stephen A. Kelly 1875 Albert S. Bear 1877 C.L.Rhea 1878 Joel T. Booz 1879-1880. CARTHAGE TOWNSHIP Received its name from the county seat on its west line. It isnumbered 5-6; is principally prairie land, but has bodies of timberon Middle, Prairie, Long and Rock creeks, tributaries of Crookedcreek. Certain portions of this township are level and prairie, andconsequently l)etter suited to meadow and stock-raising than tograin. Large quantities of corn are grown, however, in all direc-tions. This township has many finely improved farms and sub-stantial and neat residences, owned by independent farmers. Carthage, being in the midst of an extensive prairie, was notsettled as early as the western and eastern portions of the county;and had it not l)een for the iact that the county-seat was located init, its settlement would have advanced no faster, perhaps, than thoseof Harmony, Prairie and Pilot Grove adjoining. We are notadvised that it had an inhabitant wit