Peg & Shirley & Mailing List: Since Shirley has found the location of Curry Cemetery is across the road from Golden's Point Christian Church, here is the church's website with directions to the church: http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/healthcare/c/churches/hamilton/gpcc/ Mary Jane White bobert wrote: > Dear Seekers, In response to the query from Peggy PUTZLER [PegPz@aol.com] > posted on 'forum board' and this list re: Surname: Heberer, Rahn, Reynolds > Looking for the Curry Cemetery. My gggrandmother, Clara Ann Heberer Rahn > Reynolds was buried in this cemetery in 1930s or 40s. She lived her whole > life of 85 years in Sonora Township. Any help in locating cemetery would > be appreciated. > ------ > I knew there was a CURRY Cemetery - but what I did not know is that it has > had a name change, of all things! I have typed surnames in 'caps' for ease > in reading. > > Entry from the 1968 History of Hancock Co., Sonora Twp. portion (pg. 555: > > The CURRY or Oak Grove Cemetery is located across the road from Golden's > Point Church. (this is Golden's Point Christian Church - the GOLDENs were a > pioneer family in Sonora Twp.) Like the STEARNS [i.e.,Cemetery], it is kept > neat and clean thanks to the care and interest of those who have relatives > and friends buried there. Among these are: > > John LUCE, Agnes BENNETT, Erastus HAZEN and his wife, Eli LAYMAN, Peter > WOLFE, Peter SINELE, John McCRORY and wife, Joseph McCANDLESS, Antoine > COEUR, Selah G. HART, Hezekiah BRANT, Emile LIEGEROT, Carter JONES, Julius > CHRISTY, John CURREY and family, Thomas OUTHIER, HANSONs, SIMPSONs, and many > other names that are, or have been known , in connection with this > community. The HAZENs owned the land, and the first graves were on the > hillside among the trees. This cemetery is now known as the Oak Grove > Cemetery. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > I am not familiar with Golden's Point Church... but there is a STEARNS > Cemetery located about half way between Nauvoo and Hamilton in western > Hancock Co, about a mile and a half back from the river. It is just one > mile by the speedometer on the winding road north of the Golden's Point > Church so - guessing that the 'church' is pretty much in the same general > vicinity, i.e., about half way between Nauvoo and Hamilton. > > Perhaps someone else can provide some knowledge of it. > > The main town in Sonora Twp. is Nauvoo (right on the Mississippi River); and > there is a small town of Powellton which is due east of Nauvoo. > > I do not know the coordinates of the Oak Grove (Curry) Cemetery. I suggest > you write to the Hancock Co. Historical Society and ask for the exact > location. They will know - or know who to call to find out - friendliest > bunch of people anywhere! If you are visiting the area and don't know where > a cemetery, or whatever, is, ask at a gas station or just ask a person you > see on the street - someone will know. > > Good hunting - good luck! Shirley: bobert@panacom.com > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send an e-mail to: ILHANCOC-L-request@rootsweb.com. Turn off your signature. There is no subject required and only one word goes into the e-mail. Unsubscribe