Tim, Is/was "Germantown" a part of Shelby Co? If so, James Bankson, James Hooper, & Jonathon Hill formed that town. Arthur Crocker was one of the first settlers in the Cowden area. Don't know about the other areas. Hope that helps.....if nothing else but to jog peoples memories. Terria ----- Original Message ----- From: "tc1005937" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:32 AM Subject: [ILSHELBY] Shelby Co IL Webpage > Needed a brief history of how Shelby Co IL was started. Need to put on > Shelby Co IL website > Tim Casey > > >