Willard, Samuel, 1821-1913.
Julius Willard (ca. 1793-1884), a teacher, shopkeeper & abolitionist in Carrollton, Alton, Jacksonville & Quincy, Ill.; Frances Langdon Willard (1797-1854), Julius' sister, a Christian teacher & principal in Vt., Conn., Ala., Pa., N.Y., & Ill.; Samuel Willard, Julius' son, a college student and abolitionist, and later a physician, Civil War veteran, teacher and author in Jacksonville, Springfield & Chicago, Ill.; and other family relatives and ancestors in New England & Illinois.
Julius Willard was born in Vermont into a family that had been in New England from the 17th century. In Jacksonville, Julius & Samuel operated the Underground Railroad; in 1843, both were convicted of harboring a runaway slave.
From the description of Family papers [microform], 1783-1911. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 40771984
Julius Willard (ca. 1793-1884), a teacher, shopkeeper & abolitionist in Carrollton, Alton, Jacksonville & Quincy, Ill.; Frances Langdon Willard (1797-1854), Julius' sister, a Christian teacher & principal in Vt., Conn., Ala., Pa., N.Y., & Ill.; Samuel Willard, Julius' son, a college student and abolitionist, and later a physician, Civil War veteran, teacher and author in Jacksonville, Springfield & Chicago, Ill.; and other family relatives and ancestors in New England & Illinois.
Julius Willard was born in Vermont into a family that had been in New England from the 17th century. In Jacksonville, Julius & Samuel operated the Underground Railroad; in 1843, both were convicted of harboring a runaway slave.
From the description of Family papers, 1783-1911. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 39451836
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc., relating to Samuel Willard. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | Willard, Samuel, 1821-1913. Family papers, 1783-1911. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Hovey, Charles Edward, 1827-1897. Letter: Bloomington, [Ill.], to [Samuel Willard], 1858 July 12. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Willard, Samuel, 1821-1913. Family papers [microform], 1783-1911. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | Cady, Cyrall, d. 1854. | person |
| associatedWith | Hovey, Charles Edward, 1827-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois College | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Montrose Ladies' School (Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Montrose Ladies' School (Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 97th (1862-1865) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Willard family. | family |
| associatedWith | Willard family. | family |
| associatedWith | Willard, Frances Langford, 1797-1854. | person |
| associatedWith | Willard, Huldah Langford, ca. 1762-1842. | person |
| associatedWith | Willard, Julius A., ca. 1793-1884. | person |
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| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
| Lunenburg (Vt.) | |||
| Vicksburg (Miss.) | |||
| Carrollton (Ill.) | |||
| Vicksburg (Miss.) | |||
| Lunenburg (Vt.) | |||
| Mount Vernon (Ill.) | |||
| Carrollton (Ill.) | |||
| Illinois | |||
| Bradford (Vt.) | |||
| Illinois--Jacksonville | |||
| United States | |||
| Illinois | |||
| Bradford (Vt.) | |||
| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
| Jacksonville (Ill.) | |||
| Illinois--Jacksonville | |||
| United States | |||
| Mount Vernon (Ill.) | |||
| Jacksonville (Ill.) |
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| Slavery |
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| Abolitionists |
| Teachers |
| College students |
| Fugitive slaves |
| Medical students |
| Medicine |
| Physicians |
| Teaching |
| Underground railroad |
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Person
Birth 1821
Death 1913
