DeKalb Township Records

Collection

Identifier: RHC-RC-158

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

There are four bound volumes in the collection covering the period 1851 to 1939 with some gaps. The volumes provide a record of township taxes collected, funds disbursed, election of supervisors, and development of roads. Minutes of meetings for the period 1886 to 1939 complete the collection.

Dates

created: 1851-1939
Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1982

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access and literary rights in the records are in the public domain.

Biographical or Historical Information

In 1849 DeKalb County voters chose to organize the county into thirteen townships and selected Orange as the name for the township in which the village of DeKalb was located. County supervisors changed the name to DeKalb Township in 1850 because a township in another Illinois county had already been named Orange. In that same year township voters elected Thomas R. Hopkins as first supervisor.

Note written by

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Jean Wilson

Method of Acquisition

Jean Wilson, DeKalb Township Supervisor, donated these volumes to the Regional History Center on November 9, 1982. Before donating the records Wilson had obtained permission from the Illinois Local Government Records Commission and township supervisors.