on 2/18/01 8:44 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > > --part1_9d.11633f5a.27c147ea_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > --part1_9d.11633f5a.27c147ea_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: <[email protected]> > From: [email protected] > Full-name: JMWEST07 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 08:33:50 EST > Subject: Peck's Gazetteer > To: [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 129 > > I had copied this several years ago and ran across it again and thought I > would share it. Just wish it had a map with it. > > PECK'S GAZETLEER > by J.M. Peck 1834 > Illinois Presbytery occupies the County of Morgan; Greene and Macoupin and > has 10 preachers and 9 churches. > > There is also a small society of Mormons in Greene CO. > > Allen's Prairie and settlement in Greene, CO. is 12 mile Northeasterly from > Carrolton. > > Apple Creek rises near the boarder of Sangamon CO. and runs Southwestern > course through the southeastern part of Morgan CO into Greene CO. and enters > the IL River in Section 36. > > It has a number of Mills on its waterway. > > Apple Creek Prairie in Greene, CO lies north of Apple Creek to the left of > the road from Carrolton to Jacksonville, IL. It is 10 mile long and from 2 to > 4 foot wide. > > Carrolton has 3 Layers, 3 Physicians, a female seminary, a good english > school , a sunday school and Bible class, > Presbyterian;Baptist;and Methodist Societies, Union or Reform Baptist and > Disciples. > > At the head of Apple Creek is an extensive Settlement in the Southeastern > part of Morgan Co 18 miles from Jacksonville of about 300 families. > > Hickory Grove is a settlement near a grove of timber in Macoupin Prairie in > Greene CO. 12 mile south of Carrolton. > > Hodges Creek in Greene CO. rises in Pratt's Paririe and runs Southwestery and > enters Grand Posse. It is also called Hurricane. > > It is also called Hodges Fork' > This is mostlikey just notes that I had copied and is not all of the > information but gives a good idea of what was around in that era in Greene > CO. > > J.M. West > > --part1_9d.11633f5a.27c147ea_boundary-- > > > ==== ILGREENE Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Is there anyone on this list who knows if they have Greene County, Illinois family in the small Mormon community reference here by Mr. Peck in 1834? I have the book "The Journals of William E. McLellin 1831-1836" which tells of McLellin and Parley P. Pratts missionary efforts in this area in 1833. They preach in the home of Esquire Walker at one point which I believe to be my 4th great grandfather, John Walker, founder of Walkerville, Greene Co. Ill. John's son, Edward Robertson Walker was a branch president of the Apple Creek Branch around 1842 and in 1852 traveled with the Mormon Pioneers across the plains to Utah. I am trying to find the parents of John Walker. If anyone on this list has LDS (Mormon) connections that might have originated from these early missionary efforts, please contact me. Some of the names mentioned in the journal from this area are: Ephraim Harper, Henry Robley, Griswold, Coon, William Watson, William Campbell, Elijah dodson, James Henderson, Daniel Henderson, Michael Baker, John Baker, Robert Negus, James Turney, M. Bledsoe, John Scott, Aaron Holden, John Russell, Saml Gates, James H. Reid, Luther Calvin, James White, Matthew Dayton, Geroge W. Clendien, Thomas Turner. There was also a visit by Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball to Apple Creek in 1842 and they stayed in the home of Esq. Walker. Marcia Walker Shelton