Thought this was interesting! --------------- Subject: YEAR OF 1902 The year is 1902 , one hundred years ago... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902.... The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven. Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US. Just think what it will be like in another 100 years. It boggles the mind!!

Thank you in advance, Are there any Adams or Maples list in the book. LDE > > There was some discussion out the History Book of Gallatin County put out > by the Historical Society a few years ago so living here in Gallatin I > checked it out. I call Arthur Heath, Jr. and they do have some copies left. > The cost is $45.00 and you can contact him in Shawneetown at 618-269-3716 if > you want to get a copy.

Are there any GATES, HALEYS or BURNS in this book? Thank you. Phyllis Maulding Campbell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary and Jan Hall" <gjhall@shawneelink.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:55 PM Subject: Gallatin County Book > Hi, > > There was some discussion out the History Book of Gallatin County put out by the Historical Society a few years ago so living here in Gallatin I checked it out. I call Arthur Heath, Jr. and they do have some copies left. The cost is $45.00 and you can contact him in Shawneetown at 618-269-3716 if you want to get a copy. > > Jan McCabe Hall > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The Local Record Shawneetown, IL October 3 1896 The following criminal cases were disposed of in the circuit court. Thomas J. Wild - Abandonment - Dismissed Jordan Sullivan - murder - 15 years John Norris - Forgery - indictment quashed F. E. Minter - Assault and Battery - $5 Chas Colvard and John Froelich - Larceny - Dismissed The Following Criminal Cases were Continued: David and Thomas Wright - Robbery Victoria Jolly and Olive Stevens - Forgery Henry Rollman - Assault to Murder James George, Joe Flake, John Deaton and Al Grissom - Larceny Elijah Ford - Bigamy Jane McConnel - Bigamy Lewis Pemberton and John Goodpasture - Burglary Chas Vanters - Assault to Murder Saline County Republican Eldorado, Illinois Thursday September 26, 1912 Killing in Harrisburg Lige Owens Kills Levi Stunson---- Coroner's Jury Exonerates Owens Last Monday Levi Stunson and Lige Owens had an altercation in one of the restaurants of the city and parted with dire threats against each other. Tuesday Owens went to work as usual in the mines and Stunson a miner also went down in the mine and attacked Owens with a pick, when Owens shot him inflicting a mortal wound. It is learned that the cause of the killing was that one accused the other of theft, taking the checks from the car and substituting his own in place of the rightful owner. Coroner Baker empaneled a jury and after getting all of the evidence possible the jury exonerated Owens. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Names of the Teachers and Enrollment in the Different Grades The teachers of the city schools and the enrollment for the present term is as follows: Lincoln School W. T. Jobe, Prin - 8th Grade 47 Charles Dodd - 7th Grade 53 A. A. Bruner - 6th grade 63 Ruth Rodman -5th Grade 57 Mrs. Aaron - 4th grade 49 Grace Cape - 3rd Grade 58 Aileen Organ 2nd Grade 55 Monie Kirkland - 2nd Grade 44 Freda VanCleve - 1st Grade 55 Washington School B. R. Jenkins 4th & 5th Grade 56 Grace Murray - 3rd Grade 46 Agnes Coe - 3nd Grade 37 Mary Enbanks - 1st Grade 41 Jefferson School W. T. Karnes, Prin - 4th & 5th Grade 56 Ivy Hazel 3rd Grade 46 Josie Manion 2nd Grade 37 Mrs. Dillsworth 1st Grade 41 Old Citizen Dies Just as we go to press this (Thursday) afternoon we learn of the death of Charles De Wiers. The deceased has been a resident of the city for twenty five years and was known by all of our citizens. On account of advanced age he has been very feeble for several weeks and his death has been expected for the past week. We are unable to give the time and place of interment. Harrisburg Daily Register Tuesday August 1, 1922 SPORTS By Mark Smith John Dowell played his first game with the Madisonville club yesterday afternoon and got two nice hits. Madisonville won the game, defeating Cairo 3 to 2. Hopkinsville, which was three games ahead of Madisonville for the leagues leadership, lsot to the Fulton team 7 to 4 and Madisonville creeped up a full game. Before leaving here, both Dowell and Meyers said the would help Madisonville win the second half of the league pennant race. Dependohl and Bieber played their first game yesterday with the Paris team in the same league. Bieber played second base and Dependohl went behind the bat. Paris lost the game to Mayfield 4 to 0. Paris got four hits off Henry twirling for Mayfield, who is said to be the classiest pitcher in the Kitty league. Nobody knows where Gilbert Wilson has gone. He was supposed to have been here early Monday morning and go with Dowell and Meyers to Madisonville, but he never showed up, and nothing has been heard from him. It is believed he has gone to Springfield to join the Watchmakers. Frank Cullom has received an offer from the Cairo team and will most likely leave tonight for Madisonville Harrisburg Daily Register, Friday January 30, 1925 IN DAYS GONE BY One Year Ago Here: The P.E.O. Sisterhood enjoyed an anniversary celebration at the home of Mrs. Chas. E. Combe West Poplar Street. It was a very successful affair. Two Years Ago Here: John R. McClelland was arrested at his home near Raleigh by officers in a raiding expedition and a quantity of booze found in his home. George Edwards, well known coal miner, aged 34, died at his home following an injury he received a few days previous in O'Cara No. 3 Mines. Mrs. Sarah Mandrell, mother of Harry Mandrell, died at her home in Carrier Mills. Three Years Ago Here: William Stovall, Big Four Fireman, came near dying as a result of drinking "White Mule", which poisioned him and threw him into convulsions. He recovered. Robt. F. Choisser was chosen by the Democrats as the county central chairman. John Ewell, of Harrisburg, who was on his way west for the benefit of his health, died on a train enroute. J. H. Mallonee was elected president of the Southern Illinois Lumber Dealers association at a meeting held in Lawrenceville Harrisburg Daily Register Friday January 30 1925 Two Clubs At Gray Home Thursday The largest party of the present week was held yesterday when twenty-four ladies, composing two of the Thursday afternoon clubs we entertained at luncheon and cards by Mrs. James Gray, 700 South McKinley Ave. Lovely fragile vases filled with sweet peas and ferns were the only decorations at the several tables arranged for cards and bridge was the pastime at which Mrs. O. L. Wood and Mrs. Hudson Mugge excelled. Winning first and second prizes. Among the guests who are not members of either club were: Mrs. W. Leader, wife of the new manager of the Earl Massey Store, who recently moved to Harrisburg, Mrs. Robert Hine, Mrs. Loman Wasson, and Mrs. Vera Serviss. The visiting club members were: Mesdames J. E. Cornett, Waldo Turner, J. H. Rude, O. L. Woods, C. E. Seten, J. L. Pickering, W. B. Skaggs, Nelson Morris, C. E. Combe, Thomas L. Ozment, and Guy Patterson. Others present were: Mrs. Hudson Mugge, Mrs. Harry Cain, Mrs. Inglis Taylor, Mrs. Eugene Strange, Mrs. Louis Devenport, Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Herbert Morgan and Miss Mary Ann Hetherington. Eldorado Daily Journal Saturday August 1, 1931 NATIONAL BANK WAS SOLD TODAY The First National Bank of this city, both building and fixtures, were bid in today at a public sale by J. E. Ledford of Harrisburg for the sum of $13025. L. M. Vance, receiver for the defunct bank was the auctioneer. Owen Reeder of this city received the notes of the bank aggregating around $115,000, bidding $600. Both of these bids, however, are subject to the approval of the comptroller of the currency at Washington, D.C. ________________________________________________________________ John Sullivan Dies at Home on Dewey Street John A. Sullivan, 817 Dewey Street, passed away at 11:45 this morning, the death being caused from a complication of diseases. The funeral services will be held at the Church of God Sunday afternoonat 3:00 o'clock with Bros. J. P. Hughes and Dan Mahan of Equality in cahrge if the services. He will be laid to rest at Leavell Hill cemetery, below Equality. He is survived by his wife, Nora, four sons, Edgar and Clelvas of Eldorado and Carrol and Cecil of Equality and a daughter, Mrs. Aileen Ratley of Muddy. There is also one sister Mrs. Frona Jones of Logan. Secret Wedding Is Announced Announcements were made today of a secret wedding which took place two weeks ago when Miss Hazel Woods became the bride of Hugh Wallace, the marriage taking place at Morganfield, KY.On Sunday July 19th, the simple ring ceremony being carried out. They were accompanied by Miss Helen Carner and Charles Duncan. Miss Woods is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. L. E. Woods and is a most attractive and talented young lady. For the past three years she has attended high school here and was very prominent in the musical activities of the school, being gifted with a very charming voice. Mr. Wallace is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace Sr. and just a few months ago returned from the west coast where he had been stationed in the United States Navy. A few days after the ceremony, Mr. Wallace left for Detroit to seek employment, and the last of this month or the first of September Mrs. Wallace will leave for Detroit to join him and they plan to make their home there. The Daily Journal, together with their many friends extends their best wishes for a happy and prosperous married life. Arrest Man at Fair for Forgery Ollie Dopson was arrested last night at the Fair Grounds by county officials, charged with forgery. He was placed in the Saline county jail.

This is so strange. Harlan Booten is my mother's 1st cousin. We visited there this past summer. Neither my mother nor many of her other cousins that I've asked knew about the cemetery. As to the Henshaw's place...we always heard that the place was a holding area for caught fugitive slave who were being returned to the south and their "owners" as per the Fugitive Slave Act. I've been there and it was really depressing because of the history of the place. Sue Emery Hattabaugh ----------------------------------------- Sue Hattabaugh Email: Sue.Hattabaugh@valpo.edu Chapel Publications Coordinator Valparaiso University

Wanda, The story in the Evansville Courier-Press actually was an abridged version distributed by the Associated Press. Flynn's original article appeared on December 26, 2002, in the Chicago Tribune. There's much more in that version, both about the cemetery and particularly the Old Slave House. However, what's not mentioned in that story -- we gave Flynn so much information -- is that the cemetery sits near the southwestern corner of the NE quarter of Section 12-7e-10s just across the line into Saline County. When I asked Mr. Booten about the where the people came from buried at the cemetery, he said they came from a settlement "at the head of Eagle." When I asked if he could be more specific, he responded by saying, "across from old Bethel Church." That location is about a mile to the southwest on the west side of Eagle Creek Road (that's the road that runs past Glen O. Jones Lake). I found out about the cemetery on the day before Thanksgiving when one of the researchers at American Resource Group contacted me for information about it. They had been hired by the coal company to survey the area. When the researcher told me where the cemetery was located I knew it had to be the same black cemetery we had been searching for in our Old Slave House and saltworks research. About five or six years ago two people told me about this cemetery, but no one either knew its location exactly or just wouldn't flat out tell me it's location because they knew Mr. Booten didn't want anyone to know about it. All I got was a hint that it was on property along Forest Road (on the Gallatin-Saline county line). We were interested in the site becauase of the story that it was an old black cemetery that possibly dated back to the saltworks days. We knew John Hart Crenshaw grew up in that area and that his father-in-law had land there. The possibility existed that the cemetery connected with the Crenshaws or Taylors. Indeed, the cemetery sits on land entered by Giles Taylor in 1818. That's just one-half mile east of William C. Crenshaw's land entry in 1814 and where John H. Crenshaw spent his teen-age years. The younger Crenshaw married Giles' daughter Francine "Sina" Taylor in 1817, and the following year Crenshaw purchased a quarter-section of his own a half-mile below his father's (his was the SW 1/4 of 14-7e-10s, his father's was the SW 1/4 of 11-7e-10s). That land is the quarter section opposite the former location of Bethel Church where Mr. Booten identified as the location of the black settlement. That at least provides a basis that the cemetery is associated with Crenshaw. It's also interesting to note that Giles Taylor freed his slaves (probably out in Virginia) before moving westward according to a biography of his son E. D. Besides being connected with Crenshaw there are at least two other possibilities for the cemetery and settlement. The first is a very early plantation known as Mount Airy. Some Saline County historians place Mount Airy on the west side of Eagle Mountain at the location of Somerset. Others place it on top of the mountain. Yet, a map from the 1850s places Mount Airy on the section line dividing Sections 14 and 23, or at the south side of John Crenshaw's first land entry. While researching the Old Slave House, Ron Nelson and I came across some old letters, probably from a probate file, that referred to an old plantation at Mount Airy. The letters were very early -- like the 1820s (I don't have them before me) and already the plantation no longer existed, that they were using brick from its ruins for another project. These mystery blacks may be from that plantation. The third possibility could be that the blacks were workers at the saltworks. I wondered about that, particularly before Mr. Booten told me where they were from. Section 12, the site of the cemetery, is just south of the boundary for the Saline Reservation. The presence of a cemetery there, close to an early north-south road, could have indicated that they were burying salt workers there just outside the reservation. On the day before Crenshaw purchased his 160 acres, three men by the name of Ormsby, Hite and Sullivan entered the quarter section just to the west. They were speculators or investors and entered at least two dozen tracts in the Shawneetown Land District area including one another seven miles to the south near the present site of Herod. There's both an Ormsby and Hite at the saltworks very early on. It's a possibility that the settlement may have been associated with them. Another possibility is that Eagle Creek actually turns south on Crenshaw's property and that even further upstream would put someone in the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of 23-7e-10s. No one entered that 80 acre section at an early date. The fact that someone (John Smith) entered the east half, but not the west half, which was unusual at that time, might be evidence of someone to the west. Anyway, that's the mystery of this cemetery. Mr. Booten says he's always heard that blacks are buried there and the Booten family has been in the area since at least the 1820s. He also said Ralph Stilley of Harrisburg knew about it. Mr. Stilley recently moved in with his daughter in another town and I haven't found anyone who remembers her married name so I haven't been in touch with her. Looking at the census transcripts of the area going back to 1820, there simply aren't any blacks residing in that area. That would seem to indicate that they must have been there earlier. By the way Rose, the people who started the stories about the Old Slave House where people who knew John Hart Crenshaw. We've recently got access to a letter that refers to people talking about something going on with the third floor in 1851 while Crenshaw was still alive and living temporarily in Equality at the time. Also, Clarence Bonnell heard the stories of the house after moving to Saline County about 1903 or 1904. His version he published in an article in 1922, basically follows what was always told at the site. What's interesting is that he heard the stories almost a decade before the Sisks purchased the property in 1913, which means that the Sisks didn't make up the core stories about something going on upstairs on the third floor. Local residents talked about Crenshaw being a kidnapper and a slave trader simply because he was. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave www.IllinoisHistory.com P.S. Update on the Handbook of Old Gallatin County -- The manuscript has arrived in New York and I'm supposed to receive a proof back sometime next week. Yesterday's confirmation to me should start the clock on the "six to eight" week time-table on how long it should take to get the books back. The final page count is 464 after I increased the book's size to a 6 by 9 inch format. More information on the book can be found at www.IllinoisHistory.com/Handbook.

Wanda, Stories are only true when they are proven. We do not assume a "story" is true until someone comes up with evidence to disprove it. It is up to those who tell the story to prove that it is true. Just out of curiosity, I would like to know who started these stories. Was it the Sisk family? Hmmm...the better the story, the more people will want to tour the house for the past hundred years or so. And if you tell the story long enough... won't the state pay dearly for the house in the end. Do we really want to stir up the Crenshaw pot again on this list? Rose Park (Crenshaw Lawler) -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Avila [mailto:wavila@synpub.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:43 AM To: ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: slave cemetery story Intrigued by the last paragraph of the slave cemetery story that Cindy recently posted to the list, I sent an e-mail to reporter Flynn McRoberts to ask him what he had meant by writing "For decades, [locals] were sold a lurid tale about what transpired on the third floor of the Greek Revival home of John Crenshaw in the years before the Civil War." Was he saying that locals were "sold a bill of goods," I asked. And did he have some evidence that the stories were not true? McRoberts replied as follows: "I didn't mean to suggest the stories weren't valid. By "sold a lurid tale'' I meant they literally were charged admission to the house to hear the tales. Now that you point it out, though, I realize my phrasing suggests another connotation--that the stories were all a sham. Sloppy writing on my part. ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Birk Conley <cbconly@midwest.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: slave cemetery story > This article was in today's Evansville IN paper, thought it might be > interesting, Cindy > > > Slave secrets buried in historical cemetery > > Owner leases property with a warning > > By FLYNN MCROBERTS Chicago Tribune > January 13, 2003 > > EQUALITY, Ill. - Atop a hill covered in ash and > oak trees, a short > walk from Harlan Booten's rolling cow pastures, > there sits what > may be a vital piece of Illinois history that many > would sooner > forget. > > Aside from a scattering of blank sandstone > markers, the site > near this deep Southern Illinois town doesn't look > like much. But > local historians have good reason to believe this > nondescript plot > holds a special distinction: the state's first > cemetery for > African-Americans, most likely slaves. > > The burial ground may have remained a bit of local > folklore had > Booten not confirmed its existence recently when > he agreed to > lease his property's mineral rights to a coal > company. > > In doing so, he unwittingly threw light on one of > the darker > chapters of the Land of Lincoln's past: Though the > glow of the > Great Emancipator has obscured the fact, Illinois > entered the > Union as a free state with a big loophole. > > The Illinois Constitution of 1818 allowed the > operators of vast > saltworks near Equality to rent slaves from > Kentucky who would > chop trees and man the furnaces that boiled down > saltwater > from the area's natural springs. The U.S. Salines, > as they were > known, brought huge profits at the time because > salt was in > great demand as a food preservative. > > Some of the laborers forced to perform the dismal > work of > harvesting that wealth may be among those buried > on Booten's > land. > > A 79-year-old cattle farmer, Booten said he > doesn't know > whether the people buried on his family's property > were slaves > or not. But "I've been told all my life there's a > Negro cemetery > out there," he said. > > So when Booten leased the property to the coal > executives > earlier this year, he gave them a warning: "Them > people's got a > soul, just like you and me." > > The mystery surrounding the crude cemetery is > another case of > trying to unearth memories in a portion of > Illinois still struggling > with its historical role as a place where Dixie > met the North. > > Even after Illinois politicians eliminated the > slavery exemption for > the saltworks, slavery existed in Illinois until > the 1840s, when > the state Supreme Court ruled that the descendants > of French > slaves were no longer valid property of anyone in > Illinois. > > "That's a fairly well-kept secret. We're not > altogether proud of > the fact that we had slavery around here," said > Ray Hines, 85, a > longtime resident of Gallatin County who hastens > to add that > Gallatin, unlike some other Southern Illinois > counties, staunchly > supported the Union in the Civil War. > > Such a conflicted heritage has made for some > volatile quarrels > over the years - the noisiest being waged over a > hilltop mansion > a few miles on the other side of Equality from the > cemetery. > > The keepers of the National Register of Historic > Places called it > the Crenshaw House when it was added to its list > in 1985. But > locals know it as the Old Slave House. > > For decades, they were sold a lurid tale about > what transpired > on the third floor of the Greek Revival home of > John Crenshaw in > the years before the Civil War. It was said that > Crenshaw > tortured and even bred blacks there, both freed > men and > escaped slaves, before selling them into slavery > across the > nearby Ohio River to Kentucky and parts farther > south. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Intrigued by the last paragraph of the slave cemetery story that Cindy recently posted to the list, I sent an e-mail to reporter Flynn McRoberts to ask him what he had meant by writing "For decades, [locals] were sold a lurid tale about what transpired on the third floor of the Greek Revival home of John Crenshaw in the years before the Civil War." Was he saying that locals were "sold a bill of goods," I asked. And did he have some evidence that the stories were not true? McRoberts replied as follows: "I didn't mean to suggest the stories weren't valid. By "sold a lurid tale'' I meant they literally were charged admission to the house to hear the tales. Now that you point it out, though, I realize my phrasing suggests another connotation--that the stories were all a sham. Sloppy writing on my part. ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Birk Conley <cbconly@midwest.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: slave cemetery story > This article was in today's Evansville IN paper, thought it might be > interesting, Cindy > > > Slave secrets buried in historical cemetery > > Owner leases property with a warning > > By FLYNN MCROBERTS Chicago Tribune > January 13, 2003 > > EQUALITY, Ill. - Atop a hill covered in ash and > oak trees, a short > walk from Harlan Booten's rolling cow pastures, > there sits what > may be a vital piece of Illinois history that many > would sooner > forget. > > Aside from a scattering of blank sandstone > markers, the site > near this deep Southern Illinois town doesn't look > like much. But > local historians have good reason to believe this > nondescript plot > holds a special distinction: the state's first > cemetery for > African-Americans, most likely slaves. > > The burial ground may have remained a bit of local > folklore had > Booten not confirmed its existence recently when > he agreed to > lease his property's mineral rights to a coal > company. > > In doing so, he unwittingly threw light on one of > the darker > chapters of the Land of Lincoln's past: Though the > glow of the > Great Emancipator has obscured the fact, Illinois > entered the > Union as a free state with a big loophole. > > The Illinois Constitution of 1818 allowed the > operators of vast > saltworks near Equality to rent slaves from > Kentucky who would > chop trees and man the furnaces that boiled down > saltwater > from the area's natural springs. The U.S. Salines, > as they were > known, brought huge profits at the time because > salt was in > great demand as a food preservative. > > Some of the laborers forced to perform the dismal > work of > harvesting that wealth may be among those buried > on Booten's > land. > > A 79-year-old cattle farmer, Booten said he > doesn't know > whether the people buried on his family's property > were slaves > or not. But "I've been told all my life there's a > Negro cemetery > out there," he said. > > So when Booten leased the property to the coal > executives > earlier this year, he gave them a warning: "Them > people's got a > soul, just like you and me." > > The mystery surrounding the crude cemetery is > another case of > trying to unearth memories in a portion of > Illinois still struggling > with its historical role as a place where Dixie > met the North. > > Even after Illinois politicians eliminated the > slavery exemption for > the saltworks, slavery existed in Illinois until > the 1840s, when > the state Supreme Court ruled that the descendants > of French > slaves were no longer valid property of anyone in > Illinois. > > "That's a fairly well-kept secret. We're not > altogether proud of > the fact that we had slavery around here," said > Ray Hines, 85, a > longtime resident of Gallatin County who hastens > to add that > Gallatin, unlike some other Southern Illinois > counties, staunchly > supported the Union in the Civil War. > > Such a conflicted heritage has made for some > volatile quarrels > over the years - the noisiest being waged over a > hilltop mansion > a few miles on the other side of Equality from the > cemetery. > > The keepers of the National Register of Historic > Places called it > the Crenshaw House when it was added to its list > in 1985. But > locals know it as the Old Slave House. > > For decades, they were sold a lurid tale about > what transpired > on the third floor of the Greek Revival home of > John Crenshaw in > the years before the Civil War. It was said that > Crenshaw > tortured and even bred blacks there, both freed > men and > escaped slaves, before selling them into slavery > across the > nearby Ohio River to Kentucky and parts farther > south. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, There was some discussion out the History Book of Gallatin County put out by the Historical Society a few years ago so living here in Gallatin I checked it out. I call Arthur Heath, Jr. and they do have some copies left. The cost is $45.00 and you can contact him in Shawneetown at 618-269-3716 if you want to get a copy. Jan McCabe Hall

I found this interesting ... thought I would pass it on ... Sandra BEGIN QUOTE..... When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. "Once removed" indicates a difference of one generation, "twice removed" indicates a difference of two generations, and so forth. END QUOTE..... Further explanation of the above quote appears below and was found on the same link as above. http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0250.htm BEGIN QUOTE.......... - What Is "Second Cousin Once Removed?" A term often found in genealogy is "removed," specifically when referring to family relationships. Indeed, almost everyone has heard of a "second cousin once removed," but many people cannot explain that relationship. Of course, a person might be more than once removed, as in third cousin, four times removed. In short, the definition of cousins is two people who share a common ancestor: First Cousin Your first cousins are the people in your family who have at least one of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin Your second cousins are the people in your family who share the same great-grandparent with you. Third, Fourth and Fifth Cousins Your third cousins share at least one great-great-grandparent, fourth cousins share a great-great-great-grandparent, and so on. Removed When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. "Once removed" indicates a difference of one generation, "twice removed" indicates a difference of two generations, and so forth. For example, the child of your first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. That is, your cousin's child would be your first cousin, except that he or she is one generation removed from that relationship. Likewise, the grandchild of your first cousin is your first cousin twice removed (two generations removed from being a first cousin). Many people confuse the term "first cousin once removed" with "second cousin." The two are not the same.

Surnames: RUTLEDGE WRIGHT Submitter: PATRICIA KNIGHTS (pknights@iopener.net) Date: 15 Jan 2003 am looking for any information on a josephine rutledge. i know she was from tn. married to john wright (my ggfather) need any family info. where/when born, parents, death date/where. any help will be appreciated. pknights@iopner.net

This article was in today's Evansville IN paper, thought it might be interesting, Cindy Slave secrets buried in historical cemetery Owner leases property with a warning By FLYNN MCROBERTS Chicago Tribune January 13, 2003 EQUALITY, Ill. - Atop a hill covered in ash and oak trees, a short walk from Harlan Booten's rolling cow pastures, there sits what may be a vital piece of Illinois history that many would sooner forget. Aside from a scattering of blank sandstone markers, the site near this deep Southern Illinois town doesn't look like much. But local historians have good reason to believe this nondescript plot holds a special distinction: the state's first cemetery for African-Americans, most likely slaves. The burial ground may have remained a bit of local folklore had Booten not confirmed its existence recently when he agreed to lease his property's mineral rights to a coal company. In doing so, he unwittingly threw light on one of the darker chapters of the Land of Lincoln's past: Though the glow of the Great Emancipator has obscured the fact, Illinois entered the Union as a free state with a big loophole. The Illinois Constitution of 1818 allowed the operators of vast saltworks near Equality to rent slaves from Kentucky who would chop trees and man the furnaces that boiled down saltwater from the area's natural springs. The U.S. Salines, as they were known, brought huge profits at the time because salt was in great demand as a food preservative. Some of the laborers forced to perform the dismal work of harvesting that wealth may be among those buried on Booten's land. A 79-year-old cattle farmer, Booten said he doesn't know whether the people buried on his family's property were slaves or not. But "I've been told all my life there's a Negro cemetery out there," he said. So when Booten leased the property to the coal executives earlier this year, he gave them a warning: "Them people's got a soul, just like you and me." The mystery surrounding the crude cemetery is another case of trying to unearth memories in a portion of Illinois still struggling with its historical role as a place where Dixie met the North. Even after Illinois politicians eliminated the slavery exemption for the saltworks, slavery existed in Illinois until the 1840s, when the state Supreme Court ruled that the descendants of French slaves were no longer valid property of anyone in Illinois. "That's a fairly well-kept secret. We're not altogether proud of the fact that we had slavery around here," said Ray Hines, 85, a longtime resident of Gallatin County who hastens to add that Gallatin, unlike some other Southern Illinois counties, staunchly supported the Union in the Civil War. Such a conflicted heritage has made for some volatile quarrels over the years - the noisiest being waged over a hilltop mansion a few miles on the other side of Equality from the cemetery. The keepers of the National Register of Historic Places called it the Crenshaw House when it was added to its list in 1985. But locals know it as the Old Slave House. For decades, they were sold a lurid tale about what transpired on the third floor of the Greek Revival home of John Crenshaw in the years before the Civil War. It was said that Crenshaw tortured and even bred blacks there, both freed men and escaped slaves, before selling them into slavery across the nearby Ohio River to Kentucky and parts farther south.

Surnames: BUTLER ETHERTON CHAFFIN ENDICOTT Submitter: Richard Williams (scamper@ndak.net) Date: 12 Jan 2003 I have old photos of the following people from the Elba area in Gallatin county. Stella BUTLER, Effie CHAFFIN, Edna ENDICOTT.These three attended Elba school from 1884. I have another photo of a young man in a suit taken at J.H. NAZOR studio in Carmi, IL. The last one is of an older lady called Mrs ETHERTON. There were some Etherton kids in the Elba school in 1884. Richard Williams

Eliza Blackard joined Lick Creek church in April 1831. I have no record of her date of birth or death. There is a fairly large cemetery a the site. The church is still active as far as I know. I may have a legal description from a copy of the deed at my office but not here at home. We have the early manuscript records in our collection. I was invited to preach there as a guest speaker a few years ago, and enjoyed it very much. Elder Robert Webb The Primitive Baptist Library http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:06:31 -0600 "Kes Truelove" <ketruelove@attbi.com> writes: > Does any one know the location of Lick Creek Baptist Church > that was located in Indian Creek Township, White County?? > And was there ever a cemetery associated with it?? > Looking for any information on ELIZA BLACKARD listed on > the Member's List and possible Burial location - Possibly 1832. > > URL of the Member's List > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/lickchur.htm > > Thank you for any help or clues - Kes Truelove > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Does any one know the location of Lick Creek Baptist Church that was located in Indian Creek Township, White County?? And was there ever a cemetery associated with it?? Looking for any information on ELIZA BLACKARD listed on the Member's List and possible Burial location - Possibly 1832. URL of the Member's List http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/lickchur.htm Thank you for any help or clues - Kes Truelove

Hello Larry, It was good to read your post about History & Families of Gallatin Co., IL. I agree--it's a fine book--have enjoyed my copy so much. It looks like we have a couple of families in common--Dorsey and Fielder. I have only one Fielder name, Jane, b. abt. 1805 in NY. She was married to John G. Dorsey, b. abt. 1800 in MD, d. 1847 in Gallatin Co. I have been unable to go back any further than John on the Dorsey line, and have been unable to find any other Fielder's in Gallatin Co. (I'm a descendant of John & Jane Dorsey's daughter, Mary Jane, b. abt. 1832, who m. John P. Willis in 1851.) Do you have any more information about the Dorsey's or Fielder's? Thank you so much, Elizabeth Ordway Ordmins@aol.com X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:49:48 -0800 From: "Larry Loran Elliott" <lelliott@usmo.com> To: ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000001c2b90b$5a48e260$6935f8d1@pavilion> Subject: history and Families Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi listers, 4:47 PM 1/10/2003 It has been some time since I have posted on this site; I wanted to mention a wonderful book that I have had for sometime. The name of the book is "History and Families of Gallatin Co. Illinois 1812-1988 volume 1" it is packed full of pictures and history of the county, families and some of there history, memorials, church and School history, business and club, organization History, 490 pages compiled by the Gallatin County Historical Society and families. I was lucky enough to buy copy no. 1169 of 1300 copies. It would be worth the time for Gallatin Co researchers to go to the library while there in the area and read this book. I don't know if there is another volume or not. Researching: Elliott, NEILS, Mundy, Dorsey, Morris, Fielder, Frazier, Hubbs, Story, Mullinax, Williams. From the North Shore of the Lake of the Ozarks, in MO have a great day. Larry Loran Elliott

Surnames: ENDICOTT BRASSET GRUBBS SISK Submitter: Richard Williams (scamper@ndak.net) Date: 11 Jan 2003 I have some information on Endicott , Grubbs, Sisk and Brassets who emigrated from IL to ND around 1900. There were some others who move from there to this area and I have access to a 1910 county atlas that shows many homesteaders property. My grandfather and grandmother both were from Gallatin county and several of their friends and relatives and aquaintences moved here.

Surnames: ELBA SCHOOL Submitter: Richard Williams (scamper@ndak.net) Date: 11 Jan 2003 I have a list of names for the Elba school around 1884 to 1894 including students and teachers and students who were later married to each other.

Hi listers, 4:47 PM 1/10/2003 It has been some time since I have posted on this site; I wanted to mention a wonderful book that I have had for sometime. The name of the book is "History and Families of Gallatin Co. Illinois 1812-1988 volume 1" it is packed full of pictures and history of the county, families and some of there history, memorials, church and School history, business and club, organization History, 490 pages compiled by the Gallatin County Historical Society and families. I was lucky enough to buy copy no. 1169 of 1300 copies. It would be worth the time for Gallatin Co researchers to go to the library while there in the area and read this book. I don't know if there is another volume or not. Researching: Elliott, NEILS, Mundy, Dorsey, Morris, Fielder, Frazier, Hubbs, Story, Mullinax, Williams. From the North Shore of the Lake of the Ozarks, in MO have a great day. Larry Loran Elliott

Absalom Baker b MD  d c1831 Ill The above man bought land in 1814. NW  28  11s  08e  160acres  9/25/1814 NE   28  11s  08e  160acres  11/21/1814 My understanding is that this area is now Hardin Co. What would it translate to now. ie is it still 28-11s-08e if I tried to check it today ? WHAT are the odds of it being near McFarlanes road in 1814 ?? My understanding is that it went from being in Gallatin Co to Pope Co to Hardin Co.(The road that is) COULD this land be the area that Edmund Baker was appointed a road supervisor in 1814 in Gallatin Co ??? Desperate times call for desperate measures ! THANKS Steve sspunk@aol.com