List of Sources Consulted
Books:
Atlas of McLean County and the State of Illinois. Chicago: Warner and Beers Publishers, 1874.
Bateman, Newton and Selby, Paul (ed.). Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County, Illinois. Chicago: Munsell Publishers, 1908.
Bateman, Newton and Selby, Paul (ed.). Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County, Illinois. Chicago: Munsell Publishers, 1909.
Brigham, William B. The Story of McLean County and its Schools. Bloomington, Illinois:1951.
Chapman Bros. (ed.). Portrait and Biographical Album of McLean County, illinois. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1887.
Chapman Bros. (ed.). Portrait and Biographical Album of Livingston County, illinois. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1888.
Clarke, S. J. (ed.). Biographical Record of McLean County, Illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1899.
Clarke, S. J. (ed.). Biographical Record of Livingston and Woodford Counties, illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1900.
Dubois, Etzard Dr. Good Old Times of McLean County, Illinois. Bloomington, Ill.: The Leader Publishing and Printing House, 1874.
Ellis, Edward E., A.M. Youth's History of the United States. (two volumes) New York: Cossell & Co., Ltd., 1887.
Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis. History of Livingston County, Illinois. Topeka: Historical Publishing Company, 1924.
Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis. History of McLean County, Illinois. Topeka: Historical Publishing Company, 1924.
Hewitt, Janet B. (ed.). Roster of Union Soldiers 1861-1865. (30 volumes) Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1999.
Hoffman, Muriel Martens. History of Lawndale, Martin, and Anchor Townships and the Villages of Colfax and Anchor. Fairbury, Ill.: Cornbelt Press, Inc., 1976.
LeBaron, William Jr. (ed.). History of Will County, Illinois. Chicago: Win. LeBaron, Jr. and Company, 1878.
LeBaron, William Jr. (ed.). History of Livingston County, Illinois. Chicago: Wm. LeBaron, Jr. and Company, 1878.
LeBaron, William Jr. (ed.). History of McLean County,Illinois. Chicago: Win. Lebaron, Jr. and Company, 1879.
Vance, J. W. Brig. Gen. (ed.). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of illinois. (9 volumes) Springfield, Ill.: H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1886.
NewsPapers:
“New Railroad”- Letter to the Editor, Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL, (January27, 1877).
“Fairview Church’s 50th Anniversary,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL, (October 1, 8, and 15, 1915).
“Fairview Church’s 65th Anniversary,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL, (September 11, 1930).
“Fairview Church Observes 65th” Anniversary,” Colfax Press, Colfax, IL, (September 11, 1930).
“Fairview Church’s 75th Anniversary,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL, (June 27, 1940).
“Fairview Church Observes 75th Anniversary,” Colfax Press, Colfax, IL, (June 27, 1940).
“To Mark Churches 85th Year — Fairview Edifice to be Re-opened For Services,” Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL, (date unknown 1950).
“Fighting Nearly Erupts at Potosi After Civil War; Gov. Intervenes,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (May 18, 1961).
“Slater & Cox Reminisce On Potosi,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (May 18, 1961).
“Potosi Corners. . . Even Ghosts Are Gone,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (November 26, 1964).
“Potosi School History Told From 1927 Barnes’ Letter,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (date unknown)
“County-Line Village Once Boasted Doctor, Smithy, Inn,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (November 26, 1964).
“Celebration Marks 100th Year for Fairview Church,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL, (June 17, 1965).
“Fairview Church Members pictured during 50th Anniversary,” courtesy of Marshall Fitzgerald, Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (July 24, 1975)
“Fairview Trustees Vote to Save Historic Country Church,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (November 13, 1975).
“Fairview Methodist Church” — an essay by Muriel Hoffman, Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL, (November 13, 1975).
“Cropsey Woman’s Club Readies Tribute to Potosi,” Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (August 19, 1976).
“Donations Revive ‘Prairie Chapel,”’ Fairbury Blade, Fairbury, IL (July 14, 1977).
“Church’s Fate Uncertain,” Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL (December 27, 1999)
“Church Restoration Enters Planning Stages,” Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL (March 18, 2000).
“Cropsey Church Restoration Begins,” Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL (July 26, 2000).
“A New State of Grace — Fairview Methodist Church Rebuilt on a Prayer,” Illinois Farm Bureau Partners, Bloomington, IL (Vol. 8, No.3, Fall 2002).
Miscellaneous:
Federal Census: Belle Prairie Twp., Livingston County, IL for 1860, 1870, and 1880.
Federal Census: Cropsey Twp., McLean County, IL for 1860, 1870, and 1880.
Federal Census: Lexington Twp., McLean County, IL for 1860.
Federal Census: Colfax, Martin Twp., McLean County, IL for 1880.
Federal Census: Kent, Republican Twp., Jefferson County, IN for 1850 and 1880.
Federal Census: Medical Lake, Spokane County, WA for 1900.
William Helmers, Cropsey, IL for sexton’s records of Fairview Cemetery.
Lexington Genealogical and Historical Society, Lexington, IL for Fairview Cemetery.
Recorder of Deeds, Livingston County Courthouse, Pontiac, IL.
Recorder of Deeds, McLean County Courthouse, Bloomington, IL.
Website for State of Illinois Archives Marriage Records.
Website for State of Indiana’s Marriage Records.
Website for Potosi, MO.
Website for Medical Lake, WA.