My Present Past
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Tiskilwa, Illinois
1877 Voters & Taxpayers of
Bureau County Page 141
1877 Voters & Taxpayers of
Bureau County Page 142
1877 Voters & Taxpayers of
Bureau County Page 143
On January 15, 1836 the site of Windsor
was founded by Dr. Augustus. Langworthy
which lies in what is the part of Tiskilwa
in Arispie township.
In March of 1836, West Windsor was
added by J. W. Kinney which included
Tiskilwa that lies in the township of
Indiantown.
The first mill was erected in 1845 and owned by Mr. Simmons..

Tiskilwa, which means "Gem of the Valley" was incorporated in 1856.

The first grade school was built in 1867.

David B. Sherwood issued the first newspaper, The Tiskilwa Register on September 02, 1876.

The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific services the town of Tiskilwa.

The town of Tiskilwa lies in both Indiantown and Arispie townships.
Edward J. Engel, while working at the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific depot in Tiskilwa, became
acquainted with E. P. and Marcia (Penny) Boyden.
They owned the Tiskilwa House which was the main hotel
in town. Their daughter Hattie, left Sadie an entry into
her guest book on February 11th, 1880.
1880 Census Hattie Boyden Tiskilwa, Illinois
1877 Voters & Taxpayers of
Bureau County Page 248
1877 Voters & Taxpayers of
Bureau County Page 409
1885 History of Bureau County
H. C. Bradsby  Page 465
Hattie M. Boyden was born May 05, 1862 to E. P. and Mary R. (Dunbar) Boyden in Atkinson, Henry County,
Illinois. Her  mother died September 10, 1869. She moved with her family in 1876 to Tiskilwa, Bureau County,
Illinois, where her father purchased the "Tiskilwa House," the main hotel in Tiskilwa.
Hattie married Peter Updike in 1894. She moved to Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska in 1894 and
Los Angeles, California in early 1900.
Hattie M. Boyden Updike died December 15, 1949 in Los Angeles, California
1900 Census Hattie Boyden Updike
1925 California Passenger List