From Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois by George B. Past, Chicago: Pioneer Publishing, 1906
Chapter III: Early Settlement of the County, Page 24 to 25:
Cyrus Langworthy was one of the well remembered men of the early days of this county. He was a man of great physical strength, and having courage to match it, he was well fitted for the many places of trust which he was called upon to fill. He came to this county in 1834, was elected sheriff in 1838, and again in 1840, being the first man elected to that office in Bureau county, In 1842 he was sent to the legislature from this district. Mr. Langworthy served in the war of 1812, entering the army at nineteen years of age. Some time after he had retired to private life, there was a change in the politics of the county and the previous party's record was investigated. A committee was appointed and the records examined. Among the number who had to pass "under the rod" was Cyrus Langworthy.
After going carefully over his accounts and settlements with the county, the committee reported that Bureau county owed Cyrus Langworthy thirty-seven cents, which of course brought great satisfaction to him and his friends, for it proved that he had not only managed public affairs with ability but with scrupulous integrity. Mrs. J. C. Taylor, a daughter of his, resides in Princeton at the present time.
From Google Book Search, "Reminiscences of Bureau county [Illinois] in two parts" By Nehemiah Matson:
[PAGE 357] CIVIL AUTHORITY SUPERSEDED BY AN ARMED FORCE.
Many of the early settlers of this and adjoining counties, will recollect Bill Rogers, who acquired great notoriety throughout the west as a sporting character. Rogers was a tall, raw-boned, dark-complexioned man, fond of gambling, horseracing, fighting, &c., and was always the leading spirit among his associates. Many years ago Rogers went to California, where he became equally noted, and at one time was sheriff at Sacramento.
In the fall of 1837, the government removed the Indians from Michigan to lands assigned them west of the Mississippi river. Rogers was employed in conducting a party of seven or eight hundred of these Indians to their new home. While encamped in La Salle county, parties greedy of gain, brought whisky into camp to sell to the Indians. Rogers knocked in the head of a barrel, spilling the whisky on the ground, and then whipped one of the dealers. For this offense a warrant was issued for the arrest of Rogers, but leaving the country before it was served, it was placed in the hands of Cyrus Langworthy, then sheriff of Bureau county, to serve. The sheriff at once proceeded to make the arrest, and coming up with Rogers in the valley of Bureau, a short distance above Tiskilwa, he notified him that he was a prisoner, and must accompany him forthwith to Ottawa. At this announcement Rogers stretched his tall form up to its full height, while a self-possessing and determined smile lighted up his dark visage, as he politely informed the sheriff that he would not go, and could not be taken. Said he, "Surrounded as I am by numerous friends, (referring to the Indians), I am prepared to resist the state, or even the United States authority." Rogers told the Indians that the sheriff was one of the whisky dealers, had always been an enemy of the red man, and his object was to detain them, so he could steal their ponies. At this announcement the Indians were much exasperated, and formed around Rogers in battle array, showing by their acts that they were determined to defend him. Sheriff Langworthy not liking the looks of the rifles and tomahawks in the hands of several hundred Indians, beat a hasty retreat, while Bill Rogers, with his Indian friends, pursued their way westward.
A Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church Princeton, Illinois
George V. Bohman
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984),
Vol. 31, No. 1 (Mar., 1938), pp. 107-110 (article consists of 4 pages)
Published by: Illinois State Historical Society
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40187511
Page lists charter members of church in Princeton, including Jane DRAKE,
mother of Charlotte, mother-in-law to Cyrus LANGWORTHY.