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Ashmore Township:
The first white men who made claims in the territory now embraced in Ashmore were the Dudleys. James Dudley entered land here in 1826. When he entered land here he put his brother, Guilford Dudley, on it, and Laban Burr, a son of Laban Burr, one of the early settlers of Edgar Co.
Ashmore: It was Surveyed and laid laid out February 14, 1855 by H. J. Ashmore and James D. Austin and named after the former. The first store was opened by John Hogue. the first blacksmith-shop was kept by William English. The Waters boys started a wagon-shop and the first mill was built by J. A. Brown in 1856.
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1802 |
September 30, 1802
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Logan County, Kentucky, United States
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1830 |
April 23, 1830
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Coles, IL, United States
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1830
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Illinois
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1832 |
1832
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1834 |
1834
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Illinois
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1836 |
1836
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Illinois
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1837 |
1837
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1838 |
1838
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1838
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Illinois
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1839 |
1839
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