Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10938 Surname: Johnson ------------------------- I am looking for information about a man last name Johnson and his wife Christine. They came from Sweden to Knox County, IL around 1860-1865. They had a daughter Catherine Johnson born in 1865 in Knox County.

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10937 Surname: Sherman, Marvin, Rhea, Clock ------------------------- For thirty years, I have been searching for Augustus Sherman who died in Richland County OH in 1864. His wife Jane Vanderworker died in 1855 and the oldest sons left home for IL and I am curious if they went to a relative's. Four of the sons were married in Knox County IL between 1861 and 1869. John Augustus Sherman md Julia Marvin 1861; Andrew Sherman md Elizabeth Mason (we have yet to prove that this is the brother of John Augustus); Abraham Sherman md Margaret Alice "Mae" Rhea and William md in 1868 Nancy Clock who may have been widow of Louis Walker because she had a son named Louis Walker. My ancestor, Augustus's oldest son, John Augustus was in Knox County Illinois until between 1870 and 1872 when a son was born in Nebraska.

This is an unusual name. It seems to me that a friend of mine who is doing genealogical work on her family had someone of that surname...married to a Dewey? They ended up in Nebraska. Ring any bells? I think they were from PA. Susan

According to the Knox County Illinois Gazeteer by Rex Cherington 1983, Walnut Creek is a tributary to Spoon River, which flows through Walnut Grove and Lynn Townships. There is also a Walnut Grove Cemetary in section 21, Walnut Grove Twp. Possibly the church was located nearby. At 09:07 PM 3/28/01 -0600, you wrote: >I am reading some old newpapers in Stark county and they keep referring to >an area called Walnut Creek, clearly in Knox county, most likely Victoria >township. They also mention a church called the Walnut Creek Methodist >church. >Does anyone know anything about this reference. I am now really interested >in finding the records of the Walnut Creek Methodist Church. > >Pat > > > > >Pat Thomas >Post Office Box 885 >Winona, Minnesota 55987-0885 >1-507-452-8290 >mailto:ptthomas@hbci.com >or if bouncing >mailto:PThomas@NT1.Co.Winona.MN.US > >Knox County, Illinois USGENWEB Assistant CC >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/knindex.htm > > >

I am reading some old newpapers in Stark county and they keep referring to an area called Walnut Creek, clearly in Knox county, most likely Victoria township. They also mention a church called the Walnut Creek Methodist church. Does anyone know anything about this reference. I am now really interested in finding the records of the Walnut Creek Methodist Church. Pat Pat Thomas Post Office Box 885 Winona, Minnesota 55987-0885 1-507-452-8290 mailto:ptthomas@hbci.com or if bouncing mailto:PThomas@NT1.Co.Winona.MN.US Knox County, Illinois USGENWEB Assistant CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/knindex.htm

A Great big Thank You for this. Maybe, now, I won't be constantly "begging" you all for copies.<G> Are any of the other area funeral homes on-line???? Ginny ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary & Patti Smith" <garyandpatti@gallatinriver.net> > Hi > Just I let newcomers know that there are recent obits archived on the HPW > http://www.h-p-w.com/obituaries.htm The archives only go to Aug 2000.

----- Original Message ----- : : : : I am wondering if some kind soul would be able to look up the following: for: : me? : : : : John M. Carter 1860 Pg. 341 Knox Co., IL, Lynn Twp. : Hi Lost your address so posting to list.. Check the 1860 today. He is living with Decker family Decker , John m 45 farmer NY Abigal f 45 OH Abigal f 19 NJ Carter, John M m 30 farmer OH Decker, Martha E f 16 NJ John m 13 NJ Chas m 9 NJ Saml m 7 NJ Wm m 5 NJ Geo. m 3 NJ Hope this helps Till later, Patti In Central IL garyandpatti@gallatinriver.net ~~ I trace my family history so I know who to blame! ~~

We would like to invite you to visit The POORHOUSE STORY website (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses)at http://www.poorhousestory.com where we have recently posted the link to a wonderful GenWeb site which has a postcard and accompanying historical notes about the Knox County almshouse. If you are new to the site, DIRECTIONS: at the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE and then click on ILLINOIS on the table of states. There are other pages on PHS which can help you gain a better understanding of poorhouses; they are all linked off the homepage (left side) and include: HISTORY page, LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS, and FEATURED ARTICLES. Our information will only grow through the suggestions and submissions of readers like you! If you wish to e-mail me, please do so off-list (because I cannot maintain subscriptions to all the lists to which we post)... and include in the subject line the name of the state and county with which you are concerned. Hope you enjoy! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

An old trunk, which contained among numerous artifacts an unsent letter believed to have been written by Jayhawker William Robinson was discovered in late 1999. Jerry Freeman, who found the trunk in Death Valley and believed it to be Robinson's, passed away last Wed. after a two year battle with cancer. While his discovery was controversial in several respects, he generated a lot of interest in this topic. Those who are interested in the Jayhawkers of Death Valley and their experience will always be grateful that he shared his discovery with the world and thereby brought attention to this interesting chapter of American history. Rex Cherrington

Seeking the grave of Thomas B. Force in Knox County. If anyone has any cemetery lists, would you be so kind as to check for any Force? I would greatly appreciate it! Cannot find his resting place. Thank you! Sandi Force Mitchell

Sorry, they are not on the list I have. Were they related to Conrad Smith?....grace

Just came across this article about Jayhawkers. Anybody interested? http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/wheat-49ers.htm The first group is from Galesburg & Knoxville.

Hi Just I let newcomers know that there are recent obits archived on the HPW site . Of course only their customers. http://www.h-p-w.com/obituaries.htm The archives only go to Aug 2000.

I would like to post the following query about my great-great-great grandparents, Nathaniel & Archange (DUBREUIL) SANBURN and their son, my great-great grandfather, William Riley SANBURN, all of whom died & were apparently buried in Knox Co., IL, possibly in the Maquon or Haw Creek areas. Unfortunately, even after making several trips to Knox Co. to try & locate their graves, and hiring a local genealogists to help me, I've still been totally stymied in trying to learn where they all are buried in Knox Co. Possibly someone on this list might be able to offer some info or at least suggestions on where I can look next? Nathaniel and his two younger brothers, John Goold and William Sanburn, were early residents of Knox Co., IL. John Goold SANBURN was quite well-known in the area and was on many local committees, etc. He built the first jail in Knox Co., which still exists in Knoxville area. I have found a wealth of information on John G. SANBURN & his family in the local Knox Co. history books. However, his elder brother, my ancestor, Nathaniel SANBURN is another story. I have found very little on him, his wife Archange, or my g-g grandfather William R. SANBURN. (Sometimes the name was spelled "SANBORN" or "SANDBORN," etc.) Nathaniel was brought up a Presbyterian in NY. He was born 27 Mar 1795 in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY and died 17 Apr 1867 in the Maquon, Knox Co., IL area, according to an old genealogy of the Sanborn/Sanburn family. His wife, Archange DUBREUIL, was b. 21 Apr 1805 in Florissant, St. Louis Co., MO and died sometime after 1839 or 1840, also in Knox Co., IL. Archange was brought up a Catholic by her French-Canadian family, early settlers of "The Illinois Country," now known as Kaskaskia, Cahokia, Fort de Chartres, IL and in the early St. Louis, MO area. Nathaniel & Archange were married in the Catholic church (King of France Cathedral) in St. Louis on 15/20 Dec 1821. They had 8 children: Charles T., 1822-1875; Emily, 1823-aft. 1894; Rosalie Sophia, 1824-1907, m. Maquon, Knox Co., IL 14 Jun 1847 Henry FAREY, "an engineer"; John G., 1828-1916; Mary, ca. 1831-aft. 1894, m. 07 Dec 1847 Maquon, Knox Co., IL Josiah JONES, 1825-1878 Maquon, IL & had children Milton, Rosalie, Alonzo, Herbert, Randolph & Martha (JONES); Randolph (aka J. Rand), 1833-1919; Martha, ca. 1834-aft. 1984 m. ___ BURTON; and my great-great grandfather, William Riley SANBURN, 11 Aug 1835?-30 Mar 1865. William Riley SANBURN m. 13 Oct 1859 in Warren Co., IL, Emily Patience NICHOLS/NICKOLS, daughter of Joel and Sarah (NICHOLS) NICHOLS, both buried in Prairie City cemetery, Prairie City, McDonough Co., IL. About 1865, when William and Emily SANBURN were working in Kansas, he was badly injured in a boiler explosion and was taken home to Maquon, where he later died, leaving three children. Emily remarried a year or so after. Although I have been unable to locate the cemetery where William Riley SANBURN, and his parents, Nathaniel & Archange SANBURN, are buried, I am fairly certain they must be in the Maquon or Haw Creek areas. Nathaniel, who participated in the Black Hawk War, was a land speculator in Vandalia, Fayette Co., IL from the 1820's until the state capitol was moved to Springfield ca. 1839, at which time the family returned to Knox Co. His brothers John G. and William were both living in Knoxville, IL at the time. Nathaniel & family were living in HAW CREEK TWP. in the 1840 federal census (p. 137); and are listed on two pages of the 1860 federal census of KNOXVILLE: p. 819 and also on p. 252, hhld 1723, family 1699. He was listed as a "clerk" on the census. I have checked the various cemetery lists in the Knox Co. Genealogical Society for records of their burials, but have found absolutely nothing. I have also been unable to locate any wills for any of them, although I am almost positive they all made them. Does anyone know if there is a list of wills available from the Knox Co., IL County Clerk's office? I have written them about 10 years or so ago but they replied they were unable to locate any at that time. While visiting Maquon several years ago, a local resident told me that some of the earlier cemeteries had been sold to farmers, who plowed over them and destroyed what markers might have been there. I don't know if this is true or not. Is this just an old tale? As my g-g-g grandmother Archange was Catholic, and some of her children were baptized in the Catholic Church in St. Louis, before they moved to IL, I am wondering if possibly there might be an old Catholic cemetery somewhere in the Maquon or Haw Creek or Knoxville areas where they may have been buried? I apologize for the length of this query but am getting desperate. :-) If anyone should have any comments, answers or suggestions about this query, you may contact me either via the Knox Co. List or e-mail me directly at my e-mail address: johns2rt@ginetworks.com My SANBURN family genealogy is on my web site at: http://www.ginetworks.com/~johns2rt Thanks in advance for any info. John Stewart Grand Island, NE

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10936 Surname: ------------------------- Hi Maybe it was the one in East Galesburg since you mention slate it sounds like the one. http://homepage.tinet.ie/~edrice/galesburg/galesb.htm The village has vast deposits of shale which is used in brick-making . In 1892 there were two brickyards and 2 more under construction. There was a park, Highland Park where band concerts, picnics, boating, skating and an outdoor Chautauqua was held annually. In 1925 there was also a coal mine.

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10935 Surname: Craig ------------------------- I have a newspaper clipping about a great uncle, George Craig, who was crushed beneath a cave-in of rocks and slate. It is about an inquest into the matter, but I am unable to find anything about the Galesburg Mining Company. The article states it was located east of the city of Galesburg, in Knox Co. Does anyone know where I could find some infomation about this?

Would you check and see if there are any Case's, Bothwell's or Aldrich's buried in the Etherly Smith Cemertery? Carl Wray Wirth >From: GraceJackson@aol.com >Reply-To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Re: Etherly "Smith" Cemetery >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:40:29 EST > >The Etherly Cemetery is located in the SE 1/4 of Section 30 of Victoria >Twp. >It is 2 1/2 south of the Methodist Church in Victoria, then left on the >first >road east about 3/4 a mile. It is in very bad condition. This cemetery is >sometimes called "Smith Cemetery" Some of my Smith family and related >families are the only ones buried there. What names are you looking >for?..... >Grace > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10934 Surname: ADKISSON ------------------------- Hi Bud, Yes I did receive your e-mail and attachment. Thank you for all the wonderful information. I have not been doing alot on this line lately as I am actively working on another line that is hopefully about to break open. I think you sent me your address??? I want to send you some copies of Bible entries, the obituary and the picture--although after I looked at it again it is a really bad photocopy. I will have to find out just who has the original. But in the meantime I will photocopy it again. Cathy

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/10933 Surname: MECUM ------------------------- Please note my change of email address effective 3/01/01 Gwen MECUM Hunt My Worldconnect site: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mecum1

Karen: Have lots of Carter information. Please contact me privately. Do have a John, do you have any other specifics? Pat Reed