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Sugar Grove School
Grades 7 and 8. 1949
Teacher: James Todd

The Silas Reynolds Homestead is located at 41W427 Prairie St, Sugar Grove, Illinois.

In more recent times, it is known as the Alexander Farm.

The Silas Reynolds property can be found on the 1871 Map of Sugar Grove Township.

As published in…

Ezekiel Mighell was one of the early settlers of Sugar Grove in the 1830s and 1840s..

TOP RIGHT
Ruel Mighell Family 1915
Ruel Mighell and Hazel (Graham) Mighell
with children
Elizabeth Mighell (center)
Mona Mighell (bottom)
Stanley Mighell (left)

Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, was a collector of Appaloosa mules.

Stan "Buck" Mighell ( Stanton Mighell ), with Sugar Grove Post Office Mail Hook

Harvey B. Densmore,

Sec. 14, Sugar Grove Township; farmer; P. O. Aurora; Rep.; S.G. Christian Union; he was born in Hartford, Vermont, September 15, 1815; he married Miss Kate S. Densmore; she was born March 25, 1817 in New York, and was married…

Asa McDole
BIRTH 26 Aug 1797
New Hampshire, USA
DEATH 16 Sep 1839 (aged 42)
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL
Sugar Grove Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Asa McDole was the older brother of Rodney, Harriet and…

Cyrus Calkins,

Farmer, Sections 29, 30, 31, 32; P.O. Jericho, and is present Postmaster; has 163 acres valued at $50 per acre; Rep; Ind; born in Steuben County, New York, January 14, 1815; lived in New York until 1853, then came to Kane County and…

Stanley Mighell on the Mighell Farm, 1916

TRANSCRIPTION

November 14, 2006

Dear Ruth Frantz,

I thought you would like to know:

Ashe Road was named after the Ashe Family who owned a farm on that Road. The Ashe name ends with an "e". I'm sorry we don't have much history to pass on…

Will A Johnson Sr, Sugar Grove, Illinois, was a collector of Appaloosa mules.

Pictured are the students at Normal and Industrial School in the original wood building on Main Street.

Mr. Harris is standing on the far left. Ruel Mighell is on the upper right.

The original wood building was built in 1875 and burned down…

Will Johnson and Pat with Mules named Amos and Andy. 1951.

Riders include Peg Johnson and Dorothy Johnson.

Thomas Judd had for some years favored the idea of an industrial school which would teach agriculture as well as preparatory to going on to other vocations. He was also aware that Frank Hall, then Superintendent of West Aurora Schools, had similar…

Ashe Family at Jericho Cemetery includes:

John Ashe BIRTH 26 Jun 1858 Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA DEATH 1913 (aged 54–55)

Catherine Ashe BIRTH 1855 DEATH 21 Mar 1916 (aged 60–61)

Kathryn “Kittie” Ashe BIRTH 9 Feb 1882 Chicago,…

Circa 1949

Ken Krieghbaum chewing on toy tractor.
Rick Johnson on riding toy.
Marie Johnson standing on porch.
Ruth Krieghbaum sitting on steps.
Dorothy Johnson behind Ruth Krieghbaum.