There was also at one time where they had moved some of the graves to the Pleasant View Cemetary. That's where my ggggrandfather was found. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] Old Kewanee Cemetery > contact the Henry County Genealogical Societ at Box 346, Kewanee, Ill. 61443...Here is what > it says on my cemetery book..::: Old Kewanee Public cemetery was the first public burial > grounds in Kewanee. The grounds were donated by col Sylvester Blish wherein he was later > buried. The first burial was that of Adelaide e. Blisyh, daughter of William and Eliza Blish, > in 1854..Through the years adequate records were not kept or were lost. Therefore, there are > mor buirls in this cemetery than are listed in the tombstone inscriptions. There are 26 > burials marked only by an existing base, and 10 broken stones with some parts of information. > Some graves have no stone and are marked as such, the information obtained from the sextons > records. Further information could be secured from the Office of hte city Clerk of Kewanee. > do you just need dates of some one buried there? I have the list of names, born: and where > from if you need a lookup. > cindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "janice" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] Old Kewanee Cemetery > > > > Pat, try the Pleasant View Cemetery. The man there might be able to help > > you. I found my ggggrandfather there. He died in 1880. Good luck, Janice > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:05 AM > > Subject: [ILHENRY-L] Old Kewanee Cemetery > > > > > > > Does anyone know where I can write to obtain records for burials in the > > Old > > > Kewanee Public Cemetery? I have an index of the cemetery but need to know > > > who keeps the records back to 1873 thru 1880. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Patti > > > > > > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > > > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > > > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > > > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb > > Project! > > > > > > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html > > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > --------------------- ILHENRY-L Mailing List --------------------- > Visit the Henry County Genealogical Society's Home Page!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html >