^ XA0 V~ ^g^StslStBSSi^^WSSBi S*/fi£r. R.ARY L IOE>F THL UN IVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 977.328 D3/f ILLINOIS HISTORY SURVEY LIBRARY FROM OXEN TO JETS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/fromoxentojetshiOOdavy FROM OXEN TO JETS A History DeKalb County of 1835 - 1963 Edited by HARRIET WILSON DAVY Published by the DeKalb County Board of Supervisors ROGERS PRINTING COMPANY • DIXON, ILLINOIS JD3' Copyright© 1963 by DeKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LibraryofCongress No. 63-21791 Printed in the UnitedStates ofAmerica Louis E. Lloyd, First Chairman. D. E. Stitzel, Advisor. Historical Committee Rupert Jordan Orville Shipman J. A. Spickerman. To avoid the semblance ofa textbook, and to minimize expense, this book has few footnotes and no detailed bibliography. Where no source is given, care was used in determining the facts, and all sources are believed to be as reliable as possible. Any evidence of mis-statement of fact will be graciously acknowledged. 3 5°