Geneseo
In the winter of 1835/36 nine gentleman of the town of Bergen, Geneseo County N.Y. met and agreed to go west the next spring and form a settlement in Illinois. R.R. Setewart of the town of Geneseo, NY heard of the purpose of those nine man and asked to join them in their enterprise. He was easily admitted and thus there were ten men in the original company. But only seven of the ten came to Henry County. The following: Cromwell J. Bartlet, Colver Bartlett, Elisha Cone, Reuben Cone, Harry Manville, John C. Ward and Rodrick R. Stewart.Stewart, Ward and C.K. Bartlett were appointed a committee to enter land for the Colony.
In the fall of 1836 the colony arrived from New York and stopped at George Brandenburg’s and settlers of Hanna Township entertained them with that perverbial pioneer welcome and hospitality and after the travelers had rested the good people went with them to Geneseo and helped them erect their first cabins. Five families came in the fall of 1837. This was the beginning of Geneseo.
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