Shirley, I have emailed to your personal email a copy of a death notice of Charles Gurn from 1850. I will also send you at that email address a full page copy of the newspaper with the article in it. It was on the below library archive, the first item that came up when I entered Gurn in the search field. Lois [email protected] wrote: The Quincy Library has microfilmed copies of the newspapers. The library also has onlinne searchable and viewable newspapers from I believe 1834 till 1890. http://www.quincylibrary.org/library_resources/newspaperArchive.asp click on: Search Quincy's Historical Newspaper Archive Mike ---- [email protected] wrote: > I need help in regards to a visit to Quincy, IL in Oct. researching CHARLES > GURN ( Lancaster, PA) and MARY GUMPH GURN (Harpers Ferry, VA). Charles died > in 1849 on his way to CA. I have the > obit from the Quincy Whig. He was said that he was a tailor and carpenter > by trade and for many years served as a captain on a Mississippi steamboat > which ran between Quincy and St. Louis. > I have records that he was a carpenter and help build St. John's Episcopal > Church originally located on 701 Hampshire St. in Quincy in 1837 or > thereabout. > > I could not find Charles Gurn registered as a Captain. He may have served > on his brother-in-law's Eugene Cosson/Casson's ship American Eagle, burned > May 17, 1849. > Any suggestions for research? > > Mary Gumph Gurn was b. 1814 in Harper's Ferry, Va and died 4 Dec. 1903 in > Quincy. Buried in Woodland Cemetery. Is that on Jeferson and 5th street??? > > Also researching Charles' son Charles Gurn born in Quincy in 1845. He > lived with his mother until July 1862 when he enlisted in Co. K, Seventy-eighth > Regiment Ill. Infantry. > He farmed in Adams Co. > moved to Chillicothe in 1866 and married Miss Mary A. > daughter of George Young of Chillicothe, MO. > Anyone having info on any of these names I would appreciate hearing from you. > I have been in contact with the Green River Gen. Society. > > I want to visit the Quincy courthouse at 507 Vermont. > I want to visit the newspaper office that would have copies of Quincy Whig > printed 1835-1870. > Where and what are the hours? > Are there any funeral services now in business that were in business between > 1850-1900? > I sent e-mails to the three listed on the web site and none responded. > > I want to visit Woodland Cemetery where his mother Mother Gumph Gurn is > buried. Ae there hours > and do I need to contact them for an appt.? > > His Mother Mary, sisters Margaret, Mary E. and his brother lived in the City > of Quincy, South Ward, on York Street > between 6th and 7th St. Mary was listed as Guen, Mary in 1850 Adams Co. > Census. > Are there old town maps available that I could see where they lived? > Michael Gurn was murdered and the newspaper articles show different spellings > of his name. I cannot find his death in the ILL index however. I am > interested in finding more articles on his death and if the murderer was found and > where Micahel is buried. > > I appreciate any help anyone can give me in making my research in Quincy the > best possible. > Thanks. Shiryl in CA. [email protected] > > > > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.