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• Early Chronology
• John T. Alexander
• Isaac Funk
• William S. Hamilton
• B.F. Harris
• John B. Hunter
• William Loving
• Joseph Mallory
• James McConnell
• Willis McCutcheon
• Edward Piper
• Tom Candy Ponting
• William Renick
• John B. Sherman
• George Jackson Squires
• Jacob Strawn
• Michael Lucas Sullivant
• Seymour R. Van Meter

1813 – Conrad Will collected cattle in southern IL and drove east

 

c. 1824-1844 – Funk drove to Cincinnati, Peoria & Galena; to Chicago in mid 30s; also

                        drove hogs

1825 – Wm S Hamilton drove from Springfield to Green Bay, via Chicago

 

1840s & 50s – Shawnee Trail to IL and other states

1846 – Edward Piper drove 1000 from Texas to Ohio

 

1850s – TX to Ft Gibson, Military Trail to Baxter Springs to Sedalia & St Louis & IL

1850s – thousands trailed from TX & Indian country to IL; crossed at Quincy & 

                        Hannibal

1853 – longhorn herd fattened in IL prairie

1853 – Tom C Ponting drove from TX to IL & wintered them; then to NYC

April, 1854 – 600 from TX to Chicago

1854 – George J Squires drove 500 from near Houston to IL crossing at Hannibal

1855 – Funk & John Nichols bought 1200 in TX

1855 – John T Alexander drove to nearest RR terminal, Logansport, IN

1856 – first drive from TX to Chicago

1857 – Wm Loving, Oliver's son, drove to IL via Shawnee Trail

1857 – Jesse Day & Wm McCutcheon drove to IL; sold at Quincy

 

1868 – 40,000 by boat to Cairo and then by rail

1868 – law concerning Texas Fever in cattle