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From: Sue Renkert <>
Subject: Jacob Brilhart Illinois 1804-1818 records
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:44:14 -0800

http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/jchis.htm
THE HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, IL
The first white people to come to the area which was to become Jackson County were people who made sugar from the sugar tree. In 1802 a Mr. Reed and a man named Emsly Jones settled East of Degognia Creek with their families. They both came from Randolph County. Mr. Reed began a farm and Mr. Jones, for some reason became mad at him and shot and killed him. Jones fled and took refuge at what is now called Walker's Hill east of Grand Tower. He was captured, taken to Kaskaskia, tried and hung for the crime. Thus the first settlers were also victim and perpetrator of the first Jackson County crime. In 1804 came Henry Noble and his son in law Jesse Griggs. They settled on Big Muddy River northeast of what was to become Murphysboro. At about the same time a family named Brilhart arrived. In 1805 or 1806 William Boon came to the area from the Okaw (Kaskaskia) River and opened a farm under the bluff, east of Degognia Creek. About 1806 the Brooks family arrived and settled rig!
ht along the Mississippi River at the mouth of Degognia Creek. About the same time William McRoberts settled under the bluff. ...

County history continued onabove website.
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http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/land1.htm
JACKSON COUNTY LAND RECORDS

BRILHART JACOB April 13, 1816 Federal sale (FD)

BRILHART JACOB April 13, 1816 Federal sale (FD)

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http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/1818census.html

1818 Jackson Countu, Illinois Census:

Brilhart, Jacob 1-3-0-1
Column 1=White Males 21 & up; 2=All Other Whites; 3=Free Blacks; 4=Slaves

Note: not enumerated in 1820 census of Jackson County (index on this site)

Just out of curiosity, do we have any descendants of Jacob on this list?

Sue

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