The actual text of the historical marker states that Governor John Brough “and others” changed the train’s route from Columbus, Ohio, resulting in its going through Champaign County and making several stops. There was a “brief ceremony” in Woodstock, but no further details. It’s really weird–I don’t have a clue about your family’s history. If the train stopped for Lincoln’s uncle, hey, cool. But I haven’t seen any documentation of that.

I’d be interested to know what else I got “wrong.” I like my posts to be as closely fact-checked as possible, but nothing you pointed out was wrong at all, so . . . well, thanks for reading, I guess.