Settled October 18, 1836

 Oct. 18, 1836 - Seward Township is settled.
 Winter, 1842-1843 - snows 30 inches deep,
many cattle starve.

1875 Map - Seward Township

   CARRIE M. MCCARTIN (nee SMITH) was born in Seward, Winnebago County, Ill., on December 12, 1879, and died March 7, 1907, at the age of 28 years, 2 months and 26 days.

   Biography of Hervey Seymour CLEVELAND
Hervey Seymour Cleveland, who in practical, progressive and profitable manner is following agricultural pursuits in Seward Township [Winnebago County, IL], was born in Hebron, Washington County, NY, 18 Jan 1831.

   WHITNEY, 1860 Census, Illinois - Whitney, Darwin, Winnebago Co., IL Seward

 John CLARK Family of Seward/Pecatonica, in Winnebago County, Illinois.
Historical family research of local early settler, John Clark, 1848. Informative, with local information and some photos. Nice.

 William FAULKNER Family of Seward, Winnebago County, IL, 1723.
Historical family research. Many names, dates, places, marriages, etc., plus resource information.

 Letter
Letter: The information comes from census records, old newspaper accounts, county histories, cemetary records, land deeds, and the like. Edwin SEARLS (youngest son) and my great-grandfather Daniel J. Searls (oldest son) were sons of Gilbert Searls and Elizabeth HALSTEAD. Both parents were born in New York but moved to Hinckley, Ohio in 1834 and to Winnebago County, Seward Township Illinois (near Pecatonica) in 1857. Gilbert built a frame house in Illinois (which is still being lived in - I have seen and photographed it), and then he died abruptly at age 49 in 1860. My great-grandfather took over the farm, helping to raise his youngest brother Edwin. Elizabeth died in 1907.

 Library - Elgin Co - Estates
William SCOTT lived at Seward, Winnebago County, Illinois d. Mar 25, 1857. Wife Hannah; children: Charles Oliver, 11 years; Walter Finney, 8 years; Herschell Winfield, 6 years; Jonathan Woodruff, 4 years; Philander Copeland, 3 years; - brother George Scott, St. Thomas, yeoman; uncle by marriage James Hill, Yarmouth, yeoman - James Hill and George Scott were executors and guardians to the children - died intestate

 Esther Palmer
Awesome Seward, IL family history page. Meet Esther PALMER and read her story of traveling through Rockford and meeting up with Deacon WELD of Twelve Mile Grove. Photos of Esther, her father Roswell Palmer (1851(?)), Photo of the house Roswell built in Seward, taken in 1930 just prior to it being torn down. More.

 Winnebago County IL Genealogy
 Winnebago County IL Genealogical Records Information
 LDS Family History Center - Rockford, IL
 Winnebago County, IL - Queries

Seward Historical Society

Meets 6 times a year on the 3rd
Monday in Jan, Mar, May, July (picnic),
Sept and November.

Meetings:
Community room of the fire station

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