Thanks Larry and Mac. I guess there could have been two "Jonathan Creek" 's. This one sounds more like a community while the one I remembered was, literally, a creek. And I did see it on the old plat map - thanks Mac for reminding me. I don't know how far apart they might have been, but I've long wondered about the naming. Ebenezer Price settled in Van Wert, (then either Prairie City or Florence or something like that -- I should drag out notes), prior to his service in the Civil War. I know he got the land as a patent, after his 49'er trip to California, his jaunt through Oregon, ("a nice place for a city once they get the stumps out of the streets"), and ultimately back to Iowa via Panama in 1854. His father's name was JONATHAN PRICE, and others of that family settled in the area. EBENEZER and family are buried in the Van Wert Cemetery, at least, that's where they're tombstones are. I've wondered if they were ACTUALLY buried there originally, OR, if they were later removed to there or the stones simply erected in their memory. ?? Both Ebenezer and his wife Sara have newer stones, (I suspect, but don't know for sure that Arthur E. Price, had them done), but a daughter of Sara's, Vira, from a marriage after Ebenezer had died, has an old stone right next to the newer ones. Vira was born and died, 1876-1891, and it would seem her tombstone was original to that cemetery. I'm not so sure about Eben and Saras -- though I imagine Sara, who died in 1886 was original to same. Eben had died in 1872, when my great-grandfather was only 2 years old, and I haven't found anything that says he was buried in the Van Wert Cemetery. I guess I need to find out when it was first used. Enjoying the NEW info regarding the area and also the reference, (another post), to the BULLARD property. From a family member I learned that the PRICE, BULLARD and ROBERTS families all had adjoining farmland in this "Jonathan Creek" area from the 1860's on. My great grandparents, (Ira PRICE and Isa Mae (ROBERTS/BULLARD), were born and eventually married and lived out the majority of their lives in the Van Wert area. -Sherry > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Date: 1/7/2010 8:43:44 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] JONATHAN CREEK, Oct. 12, 1883 > > Larry: is that a "know" or a "think"? back when i was up there (40s and > 50s) jonathin creek was out east of leon........out toward the high point or > corydon area......we used to get chubs out of there for bait.....mac > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry McElwee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:10 PM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] JONATHAN CREEK, Oct. 12, 1883 > > > > Jonathan Creek was east of Van Wert. From 1855 plats ptobably would have > > crossed HWY 69 just north of Van Wert. > > Larry L. McElwee > > Dodge City, Ks. > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sherry Balow" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] JONATHAN CREEK, Oct. 12, 1883 > > > > > >>I remember reading on one map I'd seen of the Van Wert area, mid 1850's, > >> "JONATHAN CREEK". It caught my eye since it was in the area my ancestor, > >> Ebenezer Price, owned. Was this an area "known"? I'd never seen it > >> referenced before. -Sherry > >> > >> > >>> [Original Message] > >>> From: Nancee Seifert <[email protected]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Date: 1/6/2010 1:51:43 PM > >>> Subject: [IADECATU] JONATHAN CREEK, Oct. 12, 1883 > >>> > >>> The Journal > >>> Leon, Iowa > >>> October 18, 1883 > >>> > >>> DAVE SHELINE is giving a series of dances at his residence. > >>> > >>> THOS. THARP raised seven eights of an acre of cane which yielded 110 > >> gallons > >>> of molasses. > >>> > >>> BORN - Sept. 28, to Mr. And Mrs. W.J. REYNOLDS, a son named EVERTT > >>> WELLINGTON. MCCULLOUGH also reports a new addition to his family in the > >>> shape of a big girl. > >>> > >>> S.H. AMOS and Prof. CRAIG spoke to our citizens Saturday eve., before > >>> the > >>> election, on the political topic of the day. > >>> > >>> Rev. J. COSSELIN preached to an attentive audience at the Reynold's > >>> School > >>> House last Sabbath. > >>> > >>> At Tuesday's election T.J. SILVERS was elected assessor to fill the > >> vacancy > >>> caused by the death of O.C. BRANT. > >>> > >>> Independent Sunday School closed Oct. 7th. > >>> > >>> Independent has long been our leading Sunday School and our energetic > >>> citizens will revive it again next year; the average attendance as > >> reported > >>> by the Secretary was 34. > >>> > >>> DIED -- At his residence four miles west of High Point, Oct. 7th, Mr. > >>> BENJAMIN HAWKINS. Uncle BENNIE, as he was familiarly called, was one of > >> the > >>> oldest settlers of this township, and had been feeble for many years and > >> his > >>> departure was not unexpected. > >>> ------------------------------------------------- > >>> Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > >>> January 6, 2010 > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> www.iagenweb.org/decatur > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >