The Cleals of Allen Township

by Marc Savard

This is the story of America. This is the story of a small midwestern township. This is the story of a family who came over from England to make a better life for themselves and spent the next 125 years working hard, raising crops and children on the Illinois prairie. The Cleals had their ups and downs just like all rural families do, but they stuck together and have left a legacy of family scattered across America. The author is one of those descendants, having spent a great deal of time in the archives of LaSalle County and family records to tell their story.

364 pages, Paperback

Published August 26, 2018