Bloomington, Illinois was home to the Bryant and Ingersoll families for more than fifty years. The city of Bloomington is located in central Illinois and serves as the county seat of McLean County. Its claim to fame is that AbrahamLincoln represented clients in several cases here in the circuit court as a young lawyer. Here is a timeline of some historical and family events: 1820s The first white settlers arrive and call the area Blooming Grove. 1831 The city of Bloomington is founded. 1837 The Bryant family, Eben and Martha and sons Eben Francis and John Henry, move from Massachusetts to Illinois, settling in Pike County. Eben buys 160 acres and runs a farm. The parents remai...
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