Darlene, I have a copy of page 131 only for the burials at South Fulton Cemetery. It includes the burial of John Rawley b July 23, 1807 d Nov 20, 1884. He is the only Rawley listed. My pages ends with Royer, so if she's buried with the name Salisbury, I wouldn't have that information. I have visited that cemetery in the past. Does anyone on the list know what the nearby building was originally? Since the original name of the cemetery appears to be the Dunkard Cemetery, was it a Meeting House? LouAnn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILFULTON] South Fulton Cemetery Does anyone have access to records for South Fulton Cemetery on Bader Road in Fulton County? I think we have found the tombstone of JOHN RAWLEY there. I am interested to learn if his second wife, CATHERINE SALISBURY RAWLEY (my great grandmother) is also buried there. They married on May 30, 1872, and Catherine died four months later in November 1872. I understand from other researchers, that there was no tombstone on her grave. Catherine's name is shown on their marriage license as KATY SALSBERRY, so she may have been buried under that name. I have also seen her name spelled SAULSBERRY. Would greatly appreciate any information you may have. Thank you, Darlene Tower ==== ILFULTON Mailing List ==== To UNsubscribe from the mailing list in MAIL MODE send a message to: [email protected] Put ONLY the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body (Turn off any signature files)

Hi LouAnn and all, The building at South Fulton Cemetary is South Fulton Church. I copied some info (pasted below) from a web site listing places in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places. It was a part of the Brethren movement. There are two other Brethren related churches nearby, one in Astoria and one just east of town. The Brethren church movement had its origin in Germany, from which it came to Pennsylvania. As the populace moved west in the process of settling North America, the Brethren also moved west. Several families with Brethren roots settled in and around Astoria and in neighboring communities. They were sometimes referred to as Dunkards for a couple of reasons. They practised baptism by immersion or "dunking", therefore some called them Dunkards. One of their early names for themselves was Tunkers, a derivation of the German word "tunken", meaning "to dip or immerse", and it was a short step from the German Tunker to the English Dunker. In 1926, one branch of the Brethren did form a group which they called the Dunkard Brethren Church, although the South Fulton Church predates that incident. Bob http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Fulton/state.html South Fulton Churchhouse (added 1994 - Building - #94001264) Also known as South Fulton Dunkard Brethren Church 2.2 mi. S of jct. of Astoria-Bader Rd. and US 24, Astoria Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Work In Progress > I have visited that cemetery in the past. Does anyone on the list know what the nearby building was originally? Since the original name of the cemetery appears to be the Dunkard Cemetery, was it a Meeting House? > > LouAnn