Chapter III
1840-1850
Names of the Early Pioneers.
The history of one decade has been here given, which, at the close, establishes Linn county on an enduring basis, and from the year 1840 the solid progress of the county may be dated. In closing this portion of the county's history, its first settlement, trials, and advance progress, it is believed that those earnest men, the old pioneers, who brought it out of the wilderness into light and life, would be of interest to the present and future generations. Not all who figured in the early history are here recorded; many familiar names may be missing—all could not be secured. The list numbers over two hundred and fifty, all of whom, with few if any exceptions, were residents of Linn county in the year above mentioned. The voters of Linn county numbered, in 1838, one hundred and sixty-nine votes, the highest vote polled being for assessor. It will thus be seen that nearly all the voting population are given, with the exceptions noted above. There are names found elsewhere in this history not recorded in this list. The record is as follows:
Old Settlers.
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Phillips, Jeremiah.
Phillips, John C.
Phillips, Oliver.
Phillips, Dennet.
Phillips, James.
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Source: The History of Linn County, Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and a Compendium of Actual Facts, published by Birdsall & Dean, 1882; Pgs. 165-168
