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Beardstown was first settled by Thomas Beard in 1819; he erected a log cabin at the edge of the Illinois River, from which he traded with the local Native Americans and ran a ferry. The town was laid out in 1827 and was incorporated as a city in 1896. During the Black Hawk War in 1832, it was a base of supplies for the Illinois troops. [8]
Beard is the son of the man who first settled Beardstown, Illinois. Originally from Illinois , Beard settled in Virginia , and was for a period a man of wealth, having married well. In 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War , Beard promptly left his life behind and moved west.
Gilson was born in Beardstown, Illinois on July 4, 1933. [1] She lived in several Midwestern towns growing up, including Boonville, Missouri, Pittsfield, Illinois, Independence, Missouri, and Oak Park, Illinois. [2] In 1951, she graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois. [2]
Pages in category "People from Beardstown, Illinois" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Armstrong's father, Jack Armstrong, had been a friend of Lincoln while he was studying law in New Salem, Illinois. When Lincoln heard of the murder charge, he wrote to Jack's widow, Hannah, and volunteered his legal services pro bono. The trial was moved to Cass County and held at the courthouse at Beardstown, Illinois.
Beardstown Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,719 and it contained 2,716 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,719 and it contained 2,716 housing units.