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Histories Written by Grammar School Students in 1918
To commemorate the centennial of the admission of Illinois to statehood in 1918, seventh and eighth grade students throughout Lake County were asked to write histories of their townships. Presented here are two of those histories written from the students’ perspective.
The first is a history of Vernon Township written by seventh and eighth grade students at Tripp School, one of whom was our own Ruth Rockenbach. Read the Vernon Township history here.
The second is the history of Deerfield Township as recorded by the seventh and eighth grade students at the Deerfield Grammar School. Read the Deerfield Township history here.
Catlow Cabin
Catlow Log Cabin
This log cabin was the original home of John Edward and Elizabeth (Kitson) Catlow. John and Elizabeth sailed with their four children (Elizabeth, Wright, James and Joseph) from Liverpool, England on the ship Constellation (see passenger list), arriving in New York on September 2, 1856.
The exact date this cabin was constructed is not known, but it was likely not long after their arrival. The construction is typical of the log homes built by pioneers in the Barrington area during that period. The cabin was located just east of what is now the intersection of Ela Road and Lake Cook Road.
Joseph Goodman Catlow was one of the sons who made the journey from England to Illinois. Joseph Goodman Catlow was the father of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Catlow who married Almon Rockenbach in 1899.
Ott Cabin
The Ott Cabin
When the Ott families arrived in Deerfield in 1837 they built five of the ten log homes that lined Saunders Road. One of those log homes was saved from destruction as the Deerfield area grew. The story of that log cabin is told in a piece by the Deerfield Historical Society that was published in 2012. Here is that story …
