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CAMPTON, IL: "An Illustrated History of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois" in 2 parts  by Adam D. Gibbons (Hardcover)

CAMPTON, IL: "An Illustrated History of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois" in 2 parts by Adam D. Gibbons (Hardcover)

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By Adam D. Gibbons  © 2017   Part One: 438p. & Part Two: 398p.   
Published by Higginson Book Company, 2017.

Author Adam D. Gibbons and Corron Farm Preservation Society Collaborator announced the completion of "An Illustrated History of Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois" ©2017. 


This book will be the first full history of Campton Township ever published, and is based in part upon the works and research of Lucinda Muirhead Corron.  Adam also used many of the documents and photographs in the Corron Family collection in his book, plus contributions from dozens of Campton residents, as well as schools and churches.  

This two part set provides a complete illustrated history of original Campton Township residents and their descendants, comprehensive table of contents, and a full surname index. 
 
Adam says, “Over twenty individuals and groups donated thousands of images for inclusion in the book - besides Corron Farm Preservation Society, major contributors were Chris (Johnson) Brauer, Joy (Bowgren) Nelson, the Town & Country Public Library, Filip Johnson, Mary Campbell, the Sharp family, Mike Ormond, and Mary Mather, with contributions from George Bergland, Mary Damisch, Dolly Anderson, Barbara (Norton) Tamms, Sarah (Corron) Toms, Nancy (Mongerson) Warner, Wendell Craft, Jerry Johnson (Garfield Farm), and many more.”

Adam D. Gibbons is a former researcher for a publishing company and has authored, The Founders and Early History of Geneva, Kane County, Illinois: Volume I - Beginnings to 1837.