This in reply to a question from someone asking for more information on the History of Wayne County, Illinois book in the Fairfield Library. The book, at least the parts that I looked at, are divided by townships, one per chapter. Chapter 23 documents ZIF Township and has the following heading documenting what is contained in the chapters: ZIP TOWNSHIP--BOUNDARIES AND SURFACE--ORIGIN OF NAME--FIRST SETTLERS--ZIP--RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL NOTES--AGRICULTURE--MAIN PRODUCTIONS--THE GREAT PRAIRIE FIRE, ETC., ETC. I can't remember what was written about the first settlers since I wasn't looking for that. Rather, I was looking for information my ggrandfather, Richard McClure. For Elm River Township (Enterprise, Il) there was a listing for the officers of Elm River since 1860 (this wouldn't be up-to-date since it is an old book) such as supervisors, town clerks, assessors, collectors, and commissioners of highways, etc. - which is where I found his name. Jeanne Delaney ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeanne Delaney To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: Migration to Wayne County, Illinois There is an old book in the Fairfield Library called "The History of Wayne County". That book might shed some light on when and why of migrations into Wayne County. Jeanne Delaney