While browsing, I found these Fulton County area related things on the Illinois Trails website I thought someone might find interesting: http://www.iltrails.org/ilstate.htm Sheriff NOEL of Peoria County, was at the Joliet penitentiary a few days ago, where he took two murderers, John J. FARRIS, of Fulton County, twenty-five years, for shooting Stephen MCGEEHEE, his divorced wife's husband, and Joseph MACKEY for five years for killing James COWAN. Odd Fellow's Orphans' Home, Lincoln, Illinois Roster of residents for the year ending August 31, 1928 Julia WALTON, b. July 8, 1916, Carthage, entered home-September 16, 1927 Huth WALTON, b. January 6, 1920, Carthage, entered home-September 16, 1927 Jasper County, IL Newton Press, January 27, 1892 Astoria, Jan. 18 - John ROGERS, a pioneer of Fulton county, died today from grip, aged 70 years. Carthage, Jan. 19 - Mrs. R.A. PRUETT died this morning, aged 64. Illinois Grip (influenza) Epidemic, from Jasper County's Newton Press February 3, 1892 No deaths reported from grip at Rushville Quite prevalent at Macomb, followed by lung troubles Mortality among old people in Hancock county has been large ILLINOIS TRAILS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY STATEWIDE EXCERPTS FROM THE AVA ADVERTISER JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS 1890 Friday, August 8, 1890 Vice President BENNETT, of the Chatsworth Association, has issued a call for the reunion of the survivors of that terrible wreck, which occurred August 10, 1887 and was the most disastrous ever known in Illinois, occurring at Chatsworth Station, northeast of Monticello, 100 persons losing their lives. The reunion will occur on the anniversary of the disaster. Friday, December 12, 1890 Irvin WRIGHT and Mrs. Mary REEDER, both of Quincy, were married last October, and the other day they were incarcerated for bigamy, as it was shown that WRIGHT was cognizant of the fact that Mrs. REEDER had at least one living husband from whom she had never been divorced. An investigation of the case shows a record of much married people. The woman first married a man named Lewis in Waterloo, and she thinks he is dead. Her second husband was named REEDER, and he died in the Adams County poor house. The third was George W. QUAIGG, alias George CRAIG, of Palmyra, Mo., who is still living, and the fourth Irvin WRIGHT. She confesses to this number of marriages, and says she never thought a divorce necessary. George W. QUAIGG, her third matrimonial venture, having changed his residence to Quincy, was also arrested, and he also acknowledged to having been married four times without being divorced. His first wife was Susan CLARE, of Nevada, Mo., the second Martha COONS of Quincy, the third Mrs. REEDER, whom he married under the name of CRAIG, the fourth was a woman in Cedar Rapids, Ia., whose name he cannot recall. These four women are living. He can neither read nor write