Source Information

Ancestry.com. Edwards County, Illinois History of the English Settlement [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Flower, George. History of the English Settlement in Edwards County Illinois, Founded in 1817 and 1818,. Chicago, IL, USA: Fergus Printing, 1909.

About Edwards County, Illinois History of the English Settlement

This database contains a historical record of the English settlement of Edwards County, Illinois, which was founded by Morris Birkbeck and George Flower in 1817 and 1818. This database will be of particular interest to researchers whose ancestors were from this area of Illinois. Historical works contain valuable information that can be a great addition to your genealogical research. Although historical works may not mention your ancestors specifically, they do provide information on the time and place in which your ancestors lived, which will help you place your ancestors in a historical context.