Title: A woman's story of pioneer Illinois
First published: 1919
Description: As a young woman, Mrs. Tillson moved with her husband from Massachusetts to southern Illinois in 1822. In the 1870s she wrote this private memoir about the journey to Illinois and her first few years on the frontier for the benefit of her youngest daughter. The book is notable for its literate, detailed account. The editor, Milo Quaife from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, added extensive notes.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Descriptions et voyages, History, Biography, Women pioneers
Places: Montgomery County (Ill.), Illinois
People: Christiana Holmes Tillson (1798-1872)
Time periods: 1778-1865
LC classification: F545 .T57