Further information might possibly be obtained from the official Baptist newspaper, "The Illinois Baptist" in Springfield. They did some research for me several years ago on the oldest Baptist minister in both age and years of ordained service in the state. I don't know how far back their archives go. I am curious about where in Montgomery County the Bethel Baptist church was located. There was a Primitive Baptist church just north of Coffeen, that I cannot place a name on. The only Bethel Church I have heard of is just across the Montgomery/Fayette County line on Rte 185. Bob McCollum IL-CENTRAL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > IL-CENTRAL-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 48 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [IL-CENTRAL] Reverend Larkin CRAIG ["Edward Tocus" <ectocus@21stcentur] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from IL-CENTRAL-D, send a message to > > IL-CENTRAL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the IL-CENTRAL-D list administrator, send mail to > IL-CENTRAL-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [IL-CENTRAL] Reverend Larkin CRAIG/1793-ca 1880 > Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 20:38:35 -0500 > From: "Edward Tocus" <ectocus@21stcentury.net> > To: IL-CENTRAL-L@rootsweb.com > > Searching for information about Reverend Larkin CRAIG b SC 1793 father > Thomas CRAIG, Revolutionary War veteran, and Frances BROWN. Family > KY > ca 1800. Larkin is said to have taught at "Kentucky College" in the > 1820's. Family > Montgomery CO IL ca 1828. A Baptist minister of the > Missionary Baptists, Larkin is on record as having performed marriages > in Montgomery from that date. He served as Illinois State Senator > 1832-1837 representing Montgomery, Macoupin, and Bond COs. In 1840 he > m Nancy Martin KEEL and soon removed to Macoupin CO where he farmed > until at least 1880. For forty years he pastored the Bethel Regular > Baptist Church in Montgomery CO, commuting every week from his home in > Macoupin. In spite of Larkin's many community connections spanning half > a century, information about his death has been difficult to find. I > am eager to locate an obituary (I would imagine in Montgomery or > Macoupin) and/or information about his place of burial. > > Larkin CRAIG's father Thomas Craig is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. > Larkin's sibs were Mildred m John BOOHER, Elizabeth m Hiram BROWN, > Thomas JR, Jesse, James, and Samuel. Of Larkin's fifteen children, > those who survived were Frances m David Monroe STARR, William m Emma > PERRINE, Martha, Jesse, Thomas, Mildred Amelia m JONES. His wife was > Nancy Martin KEEL d/o Carter KEEL and Rachel FLOURNOY who came to IL > from KY in 1839 and farmed in Macoupin ca 1840-1880. > > Any help in locating Larkin's death notice or obituary will be > appreciated. Please contact direct. Thanks, Nora > <ectocus@21stcentury.net> PS It should be noted that my Larkin CRAIG is > not the same Larkin CRAIG who was of the Tolliver CRAIG line in KY.