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 >