John Shore and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore bought 82 acres of land in 1841 at La Fayette, Illinois. Three daughters and a son grew to adulthood in La Fayette and Wyoming, Illinois (another daughter died in infancy). Toulon is the county seat where births, marriages, deaths, deeds and other documents were recorded.
Toulon (County Seat) |
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 Public Square |
 Civil War Monument |
 Public Library |
 Public School |
 Stark County Jail |
 Old Settler's Cabin |
Wyoming |
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 Seventh Street looking North |
 Public School |
 Public Library |
La Fayette |
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 Public Park |
 Bank and Public Library |