Randy & Mary, In the Illinois Atlas for 1876 in T11S, R4W there is a Union Point P.O. on the western edge of Preston right along the Mississippi River. I don't find anything referring to Old Liberty on this map, different map makers and 9 years I suppose there were changes and/or omissions. I find it interesting that there is no mention of a P.O. at Liberty/Rockwood in this Atlas, however there is a Shiloh Hill P.O. in Mill Creek located just north of Liberty/Rockwood. Debbie On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:51:36 +0000 crainrs@comcast.net writes: > Looking at the 1867 Atlas of Jackson County. If you go SW from Sand > Ridge along the Grand Tower RR line you come to the Fountain Bluff > Station. Just to the SW of that there is a place that looks to me as > named Old Liberty. The map is not that clear, I think that is what > it says. It would be a better location but can't be sure that is > what it says > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Mary Riseling" > > >> > To: > > >> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > > >> > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 > > > >> census. I'm > > >> >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census > > >> information > > >> >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West > would > > >> have > > >> >> been > > >> >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > > >> >> > > >> >> Mary Riseling > > >> >> Springfield, IL

Little Egypt Heritage Articles eduda tsunogisdi © Bill Oliver 18 March 2007 Vol 6 Issue: #11 ISBN: Pending O’siyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt, “Irish Myths” My readings of late have centered around the subject of myths, legends and stories, since yesterday was, among other things, St Patrick’s Day and the Wearing of the Green. Well, yesterday was a bright brisk day ushered in to celebrate my wife’s birthday. We, she and I, have seen a few of these and the day was as bright and light as she. Now she’s no Irish, but Brit no less, while I through the male lineage just might be Irish from shortly following our disputes with William the Conquerer [that is 1300 there’bouts]. This, now, according to a well distanced cousin who has extended her bro’s yDNA to 64 markers. We match 34 of 36 markers. ‘Cousin Kate’ has a professional researcher who is working toward our history. Now, it seems that when St Patrick’s Day rolls around, most folk find at least a wee bit o’ the Irish in themselves. We Yanks will use every excuse to have parties, get-togethers, and salute the day with Green Beer and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Well, some recognize that Corned Beef is not an Irish invention. Corned Beef it seems was an American subsitution. [There goes the Reuben Sandwich. See below for a recipe.] There are other foods to celebrate the ‘green’ such as spinach, asparagus, potatoes or rice topped with parsley, and green jello. Speaking of the Reuben Sandwich, take your pick as to who invented it. The two given credit for it are Arnold Reuben, a German immigrant and Reuben Kulakofsky, an Omaha grocer. And, according to my newspaper, the sandwich was created in Manhattan for Annette Seebos, an actress who made an appearance in a Charlie Chaplin movie in 1914. The other was created ten years later during a poker game with ‘what-ever was found in the kitchen’. In Ireland, apparently the closest thing to ‘corned beef’ is the ‘boiling bacon’ which is from the shoulder or collar. At any rate the classic grilled Reuben is a messy, drippy sandwich taking more than one napkin. Well, Irish we are, that’s for sure, but Northern Irish, thus as Protestants we probably wore not the Green, but supported the “Orange” [William of Orange, that is]. Now you have to be knownin’ that the ‘wearin’ of the green’ is not an Irish custom, but a Yankee one. I’m told that the color green is not popular in the Emerald Isle. They say that it reminds them of the old green flag and the time when Ireland was not a free state. Now when I was but a tad of a lad, there was a custom the Yank’s offspring invented for them what didn’t wear the green on St Patty’s Day – twas pinchin’ their classmates who didn’t display the color. St Patrick’s Day IS by far Ireland’s greatest holiday. But, then it is a Holy Day also. The day marks the anniversary of the death of the patron saint of Ireland. Now St Patrick was the son of a wealthy Britain about 390 A.D. Irish raiders got their hands on him when he was but sixteen and transported him to Ireland. For about six years he was a shepherd. Being alone [away from people] he used his religion for solace. The first known St Patrick’s Day parade has it origin in America. To be sure, it was Irish soldiers in the service of the King who did the marchin’ on the 17th of March 1762. Along with Irish music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their roots. This grew into annual parades which became a show of strength and solidarity for Irish Americans. Politicians used the New York parade as a must attend. Sayings and blessings that I enjoy that have roots with Irishmen: “Here’s to a wet night and a dry morning.” Aye, this could be literal or a wish for no headache in the morning after. “Here’s to the light heart and the heavy hand.” Dad used to say his Dad had the light hand and the heavy heart when it came to disciplining him. You’ve wondered where the expression “The Jig’s Up” came from. Well, I ‘dinna know’, but I heard it this way: The Leprechauns are laughing For their day is finally here The legends and the folklore Seep through the atmosphere The dancers are all ready An Irish jig is in the air The walls of the pubs are bursting, There is not an empty chair As the night becomes the morning, The barman leads the song From Danny Boy to Irish Eyes The serenade goes on. Then a husky voice is heard to say Make this your final stein For St Patrick’s day is over At it’s time Gentlemen it’s time. So ... “Here’s to absent friends and here’s twice to absent enemies.” e-la-Di-e-das-Di ha-WI NV-WA-do-hi-ya NV-WA-to-hi-ya-da. (May you walk in peace and harmony) Wado, Bill -=- 797 PostScript: "Myths are universal and timeless stories that reflect and shape our lives ..." Alexander McCall Smith, Dream Angus REUBEN SANDWICH [Jewish] Rye Bread [or pumpernickel] Butter Durkee's Famous Sauce [or mayonnaise] Corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut (added as per your taste) Butter rye bread for grilling. Spread inside with Durkee's Famous Sauce. Add corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut; grill and serve with cole slaw and a pickle.

Mary, I have been there but do not know the history. I remember my father telling me he used to rabbit hunt in that area, his family was from Gorham. I will ask my aunt the next time I see her, she might know something. Randy Crain -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > Does anybody know a name and history for the natural spring that is located > on Route 3 just past the turn off for Gorham and right before the stop for > Boone Cemetery. I'm trying to find some history on it and I'm not being > real successful. > > Mary Riseling > Springfield, IL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Looking at the 1867 Atlas of Jackson County. If you go SW from Sand Ridge along the Grand Tower RR line you come to the Fountain Bluff Station. Just to the SW of that there is a place that looks to me as named Old Liberty. The map is not that clear, I think that is what it says. It would be a better location but can't be sure that is what it says -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > that was my thought as well but your answer seems to make sense to me. > Thanks again Debbie. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Family History" > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > Mary, > > > > I just looked at an 1876 Illinois Atlas and it appears that Rockwood is > > shown as being situated in T8S, R5&6W. It does seem like quite a distance > > to travel for mail service from T10 R3W. Liberty/Rockwood was a very > > thriving community back at this time, possibly due to this fact, Liberty > > P.O. may have served a very large area. Just a thought.:) > > > > Debbie > > > > > > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:53:33 -0500 "Mary Riseling" > > writes: > >> Tom, > >> > >> Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in > >> Township 10, > >> Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona > >> Townships, it > >> seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. > >> > >> Mary > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Tom Shawcross" > >> To: > >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM > >> Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > >> > >> > >> > Mary, > >> > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > >> > > >> > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > >> > > >> > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I > > 53 > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Mary Riseling" > >> > To: > >> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > >> > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > >> > > >> > > >> >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 > >> census. I'm > >> >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census > >> information > >> >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would > >> have > >> >> been > >> >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > >> >> > >> >> Mary Riseling > >> >> Springfield, IL > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> >> List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: > >> 3/17/2007 > >> > 12:33 PM > >> > > >> > > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > > 12:33 PM > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

In the publication "Towns and Families of Randolph County" there is no mention as a Liberty Post Office. There was a Jones Creek Post Office established 11 June 1836 that was changed to Rockwood Post Office 7 Apr 1865 but though the town was called Liberty the post office wasn't. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > that was my thought as well but your answer seems to make sense to me. > Thanks again Debbie. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Family History" > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:14 PM > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > Mary, > > > > I just looked at an 1876 Illinois Atlas and it appears that Rockwood is > > shown as being situated in T8S, R5&6W. It does seem like quite a distance > > to travel for mail service from T10 R3W. Liberty/Rockwood was a very > > thriving community back at this time, possibly due to this fact, Liberty > > P.O. may have served a very large area. Just a thought.:) > > > > Debbie > > > > > > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:53:33 -0500 "Mary Riseling" > > writes: > >> Tom, > >> > >> Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in > >> Township 10, > >> Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona > >> Townships, it > >> seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. > >> > >> Mary > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Tom Shawcross" > >> To: > >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM > >> Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > >> > >> > >> > Mary, > >> > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > >> > > >> > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > >> > > >> > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I > > 53 > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Mary Riseling" > >> > To: > >> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > >> > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > >> > > >> > > >> >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 > >> census. I'm > >> >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census > >> information > >> >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would > >> have > >> >> been > >> >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > >> >> > >> >> Mary Riseling > >> >> Springfield, IL > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> >> List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: > >> 3/17/2007 > >> > 12:33 PM > >> > > >> > > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> List Guidelines: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > > 12:33 PM > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

that was my thought as well but your answer seems to make sense to me. Thanks again Debbie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Family History" <rockwood_4@juno.com> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > Mary, > > I just looked at an 1876 Illinois Atlas and it appears that Rockwood is > shown as being situated in T8S, R5&6W. It does seem like quite a distance > to travel for mail service from T10 R3W. Liberty/Rockwood was a very > thriving community back at this time, possibly due to this fact, Liberty > P.O. may have served a very large area. Just a thought.:) > > Debbie > > > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:53:33 -0500 "Mary Riseling" > <riseling@insightbb.com> writes: >> Tom, >> >> Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in >> Township 10, >> Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona >> Townships, it >> seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. >> >> Mary >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> >> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office >> >> >> > Mary, >> > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. >> > >> > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com >> > >> > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I > 53 >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> >> > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM >> > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office >> > >> > >> >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 >> census. I'm >> >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census >> information >> >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would >> have >> >> been >> >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. >> >> >> >> Mary Riseling >> >> Springfield, IL >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> List Guidelines: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > List Guidelines: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: >> 3/17/2007 >> > 12:33 PM >> > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List Guidelines: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > 12:33 PM > >

Mary, I just looked at an 1876 Illinois Atlas and it appears that Rockwood is shown as being situated in T8S, R5&6W. It does seem like quite a distance to travel for mail service from T10 R3W. Liberty/Rockwood was a very thriving community back at this time, possibly due to this fact, Liberty P.O. may have served a very large area. Just a thought.:) Debbie On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:53:33 -0500 "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> writes: > Tom, > > Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in > Township 10, > Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona > Townships, it > seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > Mary, > > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > > > > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I 53 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > > >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 > census. I'm > >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census > information > >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would > have > >> been > >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > >> > >> Mary Riseling > >> Springfield, IL > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: > 3/17/2007 > > 12:33 PM > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Debbie and thanks Tom. The name change must have been 1855 as it was referred to in the 1860 census. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Family History" <rockwood_4@juno.com> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > Hi Mary, > > Tom is correct. Rockwood was first known as Jones Creek about 1804, then > it went by Liberty in 1832, and then Rockwood in 1855. Information taken > from books compiled on Rockwood history. > > Rockwood - Emsley Jones made the first settlement here between 1800 - > 1804, naming the town Jones Creek. It is located in the southwest corner > of the county, east of Chester. Here was the first station of the > underground railroad in the county, and because of this it became known > as Liberty, the name was changed to Rockwood in 1865, as there was > already another town by the name of Liberty. If I remember correctly this > information was taken from possibly the Randolph county web-site. > > There is a discrepency in this information for the year of when it > actually became known as Rockwood 1855 or 1865. > > Debbie > > > > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:43:39 -0400 "Tom Shawcross" > <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> writes: >> Mary, >> I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > 12:33 PM > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: immisty038 Surnames: SMITH/CARR Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.jackson/163.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I belive her name was Maranda or Melinda or something like that. The SMITH family she married into was connected to Samuel & Nathaniel SMITH of LINCOLN CO ME, to MONROE/ST.CLAIR IL ca 1818-1820. They came with the HIGGINS family, who also had SMITH marriages, example Timothy HIGGINS Jr. & Susannah SMITH both born ME, both died in either ST.CLAIR or MONROE IL. GINNY 2 at vmartinez5946@aol.com There are SMITHS & HIGGINS & CARRS in both counties ca 1820. There was a Smithton & a Georgetown, but don't remember which was where. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Mary, I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I53 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 census. I'm > assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census information > indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would have been > around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > > Mary Riseling > Springfield, IL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mary, This might confuse things more, however hopefully it will help. I have my relative John Wright on the 1860 census living in Jackson County, Twp.8, Range 4 west, with his Post Office being listed as Jones Creek. My Wright's were around the Ava area. Hope this helps. Debbie On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:53:33 -0500 "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> writes: > Tom, > > Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in > Township 10, > Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona > Townships, it > seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > Mary, > > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > > > > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I 53 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > > > > >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 > census. I'm > >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census > information > >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would > have > >> been > >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. > >> > >> Mary Riseling > >> Springfield, IL > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: > 3/17/2007 > > 12:33 PM > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anybody know a name and history for the natural spring that is located on Route 3 just past the turn off for Gorham and right before the stop for Boone Cemetery. I'm trying to find some history on it and I'm not being real successful. Mary Riseling Springfield, IL

Mary, You can find an inflation calculator at: http://www.cjr.org/tools/inflation/ ~Karima ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: [ILJACKSO] 19th century monetary values vs. today's values > OK, another question for the list. I'm trying to find some place on the > web > that would let me convert a number in 1860 (a land value) and compare it > to > what that would be worth on today's market. Does anybody know of such a > place where I can do this? > > Mary Riseling > Springfield, IL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mary, Tom is correct. Rockwood was first known as Jones Creek about 1804, then it went by Liberty in 1832, and then Rockwood in 1855. Information taken from books compiled on Rockwood history. Rockwood - Emsley Jones made the first settlement here between 1800 - 1804, naming the town Jones Creek. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, east of Chester. Here was the first station of the underground railroad in the county, and because of this it became known as Liberty, the name was changed to Rockwood in 1865, as there was already another town by the name of Liberty. If I remember correctly this information was taken from possibly the Randolph county web-site. There is a discrepency in this information for the year of when it actually became known as Rockwood 1855 or 1865. Debbie On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:43:39 -0400 "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> writes: > Mary, > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood.

OK, another question for the list. I'm trying to find some place on the web that would let me convert a number in 1860 (a land value) and compare it to what that would be worth on today's market. Does anybody know of such a place where I can do this? Mary Riseling Springfield, IL

Tom, Wouldn't that be too far north. If Tom Whitson was living in Township 10, Range 3 West in 1860, which is part of Grand Tower and Pomona Townships, it seems like Rockwood would be a fairly long hike from there. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > Mary, > I think Liberty was the old name for Rockwood. > > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I53 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Riseling" <riseling@insightbb.com> > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:07 PM > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Liberty Post Office > > >> Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 census. I'm >> assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census information >> indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would have >> been >> around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. >> >> Mary Riseling >> Springfield, IL >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > 12:33 PM > >

Where was the Liberty Post Office that is listed on the 1860 census. I'm assuming it was somewhere around Grand Tower as the census information indicates the family is living in Township 10 Range 3 West would have been around the Grand Tower and Pomona Townships. Mary Riseling Springfield, IL

Sonds good. Thanks George. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George E. Basden" <gebasden@charter.net> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery > Mary: let me dig out what EVANS information I have next week and post it. > Maybe it may help both of us. > > George > Basden Photography > www.basden.com > gebasden@charter.net > -----Original Message----- > From: iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Mary Riseling > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:44 PM > To: iljackso@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery > > George, > > I'm sure our Evans cross somewhere as there were so many of them in > Jackson > County. My Evans was associated with Evans Landing in Grand Tower and he > had a merchant business in Grand Tower as well called Evans and Son. His > son from his first marriage, Marshall A. Evans, took over the business > when > James passed away. If you find a connection let me know. Right now, I > don't have any Baseden (or anything close) in my family file. > > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George E. Basden" <gebasden@charter.net> > To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery > > >>I am also interested in the EVANS family. In 1860 there is a Thomas Evans >> and Phyllis/Fillis Evans. Phyllis is actually Phyllis Baseden. They >> were >> married in England in Kent County. Phyllis had a son, Henry Basden, who >> appears to be the son of George and Elizabeth Baseden according to the >> census. In reality he is the son of Phyllis. >> >> It appears that the Evans family and the Basden/Baseden family migrated >> to >> Illinois at the same time frame. The Baseden family from all indications >> and evidence went straight from Kent County, England to Jackson County, >> IL. >> Evidence indicates migration to Illinois was either late 1851 or early >> 1852. >> >> Henry Basden eventually resided over in Sand Ridge while the rest of the >> family was over in the Pomona area. I suspect Henry was an outcast since >> he >> was an illegitimate birth. >> >> Phyllis and Thomas had a son Charles who I believe was named after her >> brother. Charles Baseden was her witness in England when she married >> Thomas. >> >> George >> Basden Photography >> www.basden.com >> gebasden@charter.net >> -----Original Message----- >> From: iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Carole Morton >> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:38 PM >> To: iljackso@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery >> >> Doing a little sleuthing I found a James Evans in the 1860 census but not >> in >> 1870 in Jackson County; his wife Eliza was living with, I believe a son >> from >> a prior marriage. I made an educated guess from the information >> provided below that this might be your James Evans. >> >> From there I went to the IRAD Probate indexed records held in Carbondale >> and found the following entry which might help in the burial location of >> your James Evans. You may already have this information but ...here it >> is >> anyway. >> >> Estate of Evans, James >> Administrator Marshall Evans >> Box 19 File 750 >> Date Feb 21, 1862 >> >> >> Mary Riseling <riseling@insightbb.com> wrote: >> I know there is a a transcript of Walker Hill Cemetery as I have one but >> I'm >> wondering if there are records somewhere that might show folks that are >> buried there that did not get headstones. I am trying to find the burial >> location for James W. EVANS and his wife, Eliza Whitson Evans. James was >> a >> fairly wealthy merchant and land owner in Grand Tower and I can't imagine >> he >> >> is buried someone other than Walker Hill. One of the children of James >> from his first marriage is buried there and Eliza's first husband is also >> buried there. I also checked the Pomona Township Transcripts for the >> cemeteries that were at one time considered a part of Grand Tower >> Township >> but they didn't help either. >> Any help appreciated. >> >> Mary Riseling >> Springfield, IL >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> It's here! Your new message! >> Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! 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I actually have a copy of the document where she is released and in specifically indicates in there that the defendant is Thomas Whitson but her indenture was to Herekin (??) Davis which I suspect is Hezekiah. This is probably going to remain a mystery but thanks for your help. ----- Original Message ----- From: crainrs@comcast.net Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:19 Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Emancipation Records To: iljackso@rootsweb.com > Servitude Detailed Information > > CountyRANDOLPH > Name of ServantJANE > Name of Other PartyWHITSON, THOMAS > > SexF RaceN Age0. > FileVolume1 Page119 > Document TypeEMANCIPATION Amount0.00 Term > Date11/22/1835 > > Remarks > > Memo"JANE IS FREED, RELEASED AND DISCHARGED FORM ALL SERVICE TO > ?, DAVID OR ANY OTHER PERSON CLAIMING UNDER HIM UNDER OR BY > VIRTUE AN INDENTURE ENTERED INTO WITH SAID DAVIS." SIGNED BY > JOEL MANNING. > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> > > > Mary, > > Hezekiah DAVIS died in Jackson County on 29 Jan 1834. > Possibly, Jane > > RANDOLPH had been indentured to him prior to his death, and > after his death > > her indenture was purchased by Thomas (GASPERSON) WHITSON? > > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi- > bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I53 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Riseling" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:40 PM > > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Emancipation Records > > > > > > > Ok, here's another question today. I have in my possession a > copy of an > > > emanicipation record for a woman named Jane Randolph who > appears to have > > > sued Thomas Whitson for her emancipation in November of > 1835. BUT--in > > > reading the document it refers to her indenture to a person > named Herekin > > > (sp??) Davis. My question is, if she is suing to get > emancipation from > > > Davis, why is Thomas Whitson listed as the defendant. I > believe that the > > > Davis listed might be Hezekiah Davis who is listed in the > 1830 census but > > > no > > > slaves or free black persons are listed in the census with > his household. > > > I > > > also don't know the connection to Thomas Whitson because > this is the first > > > time I have seen his name in ANY docs on Thomas and I have > lots of > > > documents. > > > > > > Thoughts?? Suggestions?? Ideas?? > > > > > > Mary Riseling > > > Springfield, IL > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJACKSO- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mary: let me dig out what EVANS information I have next week and post it. Maybe it may help both of us. George Basden Photography www.basden.com gebasden@charter.net -----Original Message----- From: iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Riseling Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:44 PM To: iljackso@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery George, I'm sure our Evans cross somewhere as there were so many of them in Jackson County. My Evans was associated with Evans Landing in Grand Tower and he had a merchant business in Grand Tower as well called Evans and Son. His son from his first marriage, Marshall A. Evans, took over the business when James passed away. If you find a connection let me know. Right now, I don't have any Baseden (or anything close) in my family file. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "George E. Basden" <gebasden@charter.net> To: <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery >I am also interested in the EVANS family. In 1860 there is a Thomas Evans > and Phyllis/Fillis Evans. Phyllis is actually Phyllis Baseden. They were > married in England in Kent County. Phyllis had a son, Henry Basden, who > appears to be the son of George and Elizabeth Baseden according to the > census. In reality he is the son of Phyllis. > > It appears that the Evans family and the Basden/Baseden family migrated to > Illinois at the same time frame. The Baseden family from all indications > and evidence went straight from Kent County, England to Jackson County, > IL. > Evidence indicates migration to Illinois was either late 1851 or early > 1852. > > Henry Basden eventually resided over in Sand Ridge while the rest of the > family was over in the Pomona area. I suspect Henry was an outcast since > he > was an illegitimate birth. > > Phyllis and Thomas had a son Charles who I believe was named after her > brother. Charles Baseden was her witness in England when she married > Thomas. > > George > Basden Photography > www.basden.com > gebasden@charter.net > -----Original Message----- > From: iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljackso-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Carole Morton > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:38 PM > To: iljackso@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Walker Hill Cemetery > > Doing a little sleuthing I found a James Evans in the 1860 census but not > in > 1870 in Jackson County; his wife Eliza was living with, I believe a son > from > a prior marriage. I made an educated guess from the information > provided below that this might be your James Evans. > > From there I went to the IRAD Probate indexed records held in Carbondale > and found the following entry which might help in the burial location of > your James Evans. You may already have this information but ...here it is > anyway. > > Estate of Evans, James > Administrator Marshall Evans > Box 19 File 750 > Date Feb 21, 1862 > > > Mary Riseling <riseling@insightbb.com> wrote: > I know there is a a transcript of Walker Hill Cemetery as I have one but > I'm > wondering if there are records somewhere that might show folks that are > buried there that did not get headstones. I am trying to find the burial > location for James W. EVANS and his wife, Eliza Whitson Evans. James was a > fairly wealthy merchant and land owner in Grand Tower and I can't imagine > he > > is buried someone other than Walker Hill. One of the children of James > from his first marriage is buried there and Eliza's first husband is also > buried there. I also checked the Pomona Township Transcripts for the > cemeteries that were at one time considered a part of Grand Tower Township > but they didn't help either. > Any help appreciated. > > Mary Riseling > Springfield, IL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > It's here! Your new message! > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! 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