By: Goodspeed Publishing Company, Pub. 1887, reprinted 2025, 972 pages, Index, soft Cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-615-4. The Goodspeed series of histories of the various counties on Illinois are considered the Rarest and MOST VALUABLE set of books ever published on the state of Illinois and its early families. This volume covers the counties of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties. These counties are located in the southern portion of the state. This volume contains 476 biographical sketches of individuals along with genealogical data on some 1,800 other families/individuals from the abovementioned counties.