South Grove Township.
“South Grove Township is considered one of the best farming towns in the county. This town[ship] is watered by what is called Owen’s Creek, it has about 400 acres of timber. It is said that the highest point of land between Chicago and the Mississippi River is in the southern portion of this town. In 1838 came the first settlers, Wm. Driscoll From Ohio, who built a log cabin on the east side of the Grove. The first school in South Grove was taught by James Byers in his old log cabin. The first school house was erected in the Grove, it was built of logs. At the present time South Grove has many well enclosed and highly cultivated farms, commodious and a pleasant dwelling houses. The first settlement in this town[ship] were made on the east side of the Grove; it was sometime before the prairies were settled.” -1871
South Grove Township Records 1850-1882.
South Grove Township Historical Resources.
Township History (1868).
Henry Lamson Boies (1830-1887), for many years the editor and publisher of the Sycamore True Republican newspaper, published the History of DeKalb County, Illinois, in 1868. It includes Civil War rolls and unit histories for area troops, a chronology from 1832-1868, seven historical sketches, and short township histories. Much of Boies’ structure, some wording, and even several errors carry through to later histories.
Township History (1907).
Past and Present of DeKalb County, Illinois, Volume I & II was published in 1907. Lewis M. Gross (1863-1919), compiled and wrote the extensive historical segment that comprises the first 328 pages of Volume I. The historical segment, extensively illustrated, includes history of Native Americans, early settlement, Civil War and the Underground Railroad, and township histories. The remainder of Volume I and all of Volume II contain biographical sketches of individuals, as well as a few businesses.
Township History (1885).
Portrait and Biographical Album of DeKalb County, Illinois, published in 1885, contains biographical information as well as more than 100 pages of histories including early history and specific profiles like education, agriculture, the press, and government. The book also contains township and municipal histories.
Township History (1963).
Published in 1963 by the DeKalb County Board of Supervisors, From Oxen to Jets, A History of DeKalb County, 1835-1963, was edited by Harriet Wilson Davy (1888-1974), with the assistance of a small but distinguished panel of historians. A more conventional history than prior DeKalb County resources, the book covers early settlement, education, economic and political profiles, contemporary history, as well as historical profiles of townships. In 2012, an update, Acres of Change, 1963-2012, was published.
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