Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/767 Surname: Hawkinson, Kitchen ------------------------- I'm interested in finding out more about Gerda Hawkinson Kitchen who lived in Galesburg, in Knox county when she died after being shot by a burglar in her home. I would like to find more relatives in this area who could give me any info on her life. She was married to Bill Kitchen. She had three sisters:Agnes, Olga & Ethel and her father was John Hawkinson who was from Sweden. My father was around 3 years old when Gerda died, so it must have happened around 1930. My father passed away in 1978 and I have few people to ask about the mother my father barely knew and the grandmother I've always been curious about. My father's name was John Kitchen. Thanks, Debra Kitchen Sudjian

Territorial and state censuses were taken: 1810, 1818, 1820, 1825, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855, and 1865. ----- Original Message ----- From: "kathy baldwin" <mombear@microcore.net> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 3:16 PM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] census > Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/765 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > can anyone tell me if there was an 1895 ILL census? >

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/765 Surname: ------------------------- can anyone tell me if there was an 1895 ILL census?

There is a short biography of John Borg in the 1878 History of Knox County. Do you have it? If not, let me know. At 08:44 PM 10/9/00 -0700, you wrote: >Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/763 > >Surname: Borg, Wilson, Anderson >------------------------- > >I am looking for information on Anders Anderson, August Wilson, John Borg. >They were in the Galesburg area in the late 1800's and then moved to Minnesota. >Some of the Borg family later moved to Texas. John & Maria Borg, had children; >Oscar, Wills and John. Daughters born to them may have died in Knox county. >They may have had family when they came to America. I would be most interested >in any information that you care to share > > > >

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/764 Surname: ------------------------- As stated before Carolina Neilson Borg m. to Jonas Borg came to Knox Co. but Jonas left Carolina and two young children and went back to Sweden. Carolina later obtained a divorce and married Peter Peterson they later moved to NE. would have to get all the dates etc for you as can't remember right now. The two children married in NE and live there all their lives. York Co. NE. Sondra ms42son@aol.com

Hello again, I have received several helpful notes for researching Byram, Christianer, and Crawford. I appreciate your thoughts. I am re-armed with some new information to research. Keep up the good work. --Jack Trauth

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/763 Surname: Borg, Wilson, Anderson ------------------------- I am looking for information on Anders Anderson, August Wilson, John Borg. They were in the Galesburg area in the late 1800's and then moved to Minnesota. Some of the Borg family later moved to Texas. John & Maria Borg, had children; Oscar, Wills and John. Daughters born to them may have died in Knox county. They may have had family when they came to America. I would be most interested in any information that you care to share

Re the Byram surname - - there was a Byram family in Abingdon, Knox County, in the 50-60s, that I am aware of and surely before that. The father was Main Byram and he had two daughters I am aware of - I went to school with one, Caroline - she has married and lives in Calif. The other dau. Patience may be in the Galesburg area, as I believe that is where is Mrs. Main Byram lives. Main owed a farm east of Abingdon on the hard road. GoodLuck, Jim Ferris

FYI - The online IL marriage archives at http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage shows the following marriage: James W. CRAWFORD married Mary BYRAM in Knox Co. on 06/27/1867 (Vol E, pg 11, licence 199) > -----Original Message----- > From: JFTrauth@aol.com [mailto:JFTrauth@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:42 PM > To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Byram, Christianer, Crawford > > > Hello, > > Thank you for your kind response about BYRAM, CHRISTIANER, > and CRAWFORD. I > tell myself that finding no information is just as important > as finding some, > just not as much fun! I don't know why people weren't where > they were > supposed to be! > > I wonder if your book, "Cemetery Records of Knox County", > includes Indian > Point Township? The CHRISTIANERs are listed on an 1870 > census extract as > residing in Indian Point Twp. They also show an infant > daughter, Etta C > CHRISTIANER, whom I presume did not reach adulthood. She is > not shown in the > "Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County", 1886. It > seems that she > should be buried near there if not her mother. > > I believe that the BYRAMs you found are descendants of > Robert and Edward, > brothers of my Lewis BYRAM. I could be wrong on the CRAWFORD > connection. I > based my belief on the fact that "Mary CRAWFORD" signed as > guardian on my > g-grandfather's marriage application. His mother was living > at that time and > my guess was that Mary LUCAS BYRAM had become Mary CRAWFORD. > > Thank you, again. I appreciate your work. > > --Jack Trauth >

Hello, Thank you for your kind response about BYRAM, CHRISTIANER, and CRAWFORD. I tell myself that finding no information is just as important as finding some, just not as much fun! I don't know why people weren't where they were supposed to be! I wonder if your book, "Cemetery Records of Knox County", includes Indian Point Township? The CHRISTIANERs are listed on an 1870 census extract as residing in Indian Point Twp. They also show an infant daughter, Etta C CHRISTIANER, whom I presume did not reach adulthood. She is not shown in the "Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County", 1886. It seems that she should be buried near there if not her mother. I believe that the BYRAMs you found are descendants of Robert and Edward, brothers of my Lewis BYRAM. I could be wrong on the CRAWFORD connection. I based my belief on the fact that "Mary CRAWFORD" signed as guardian on my g-grandfather's marriage application. His mother was living at that time and my guess was that Mary LUCAS BYRAM had become Mary CRAWFORD. Thank you, again. I appreciate your work. --Jack Trauth

I'm looking for the obit of Chas. A. Rinker ad his wife, Mary E. Rinker. They use live at 158 Pleasant Ave, Galesburg, IL (By the 1949 Polk's Galesburg City Directory). Can some one help me find their obit? I think he died around 1949-1952, but I'm not really sure. HELP. Thank you Anne

Isn't 1827 a little early to have been born in Galesburg or even Knox County? Too bad she got married before the 1850 census. Good luck. Willliam Butts wrote: > Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/760 > > Surname: Butts, Bartlett, Mills, Brown > ------------------------- > > Elizabeth Bartlett was my grt.-grandmother. She was born 4-20-1827 in Galesberg,Il. > (some sources say "Michigan") She married my grt. grandfather John Mills > Brown (a student at Knox college) 4-24-1849 in Galesberg. (I have marriage > cert.) > I have reason to believe she is a decendent of Dr. Josiah Bartlett b.11-21-1727 > 0r 29. He became very prominant in New Hampshire. I am trying to fill in > the blanks between Elizabeth and him. She might be a grand-daughter of > his. (He had several sons). I would appreciate any information concrning > her parents in Galesberg or other relatives. > I have a lot of information concerning her children and her life up to > her death in Hayes,KS 2-14-1876 that I would be glad to share with anyone > interested. > I've been trying to solve this puzzle for several years so any information > would be greatly appreciated. > Bill Butts > Rt. 1 Box 840 > Big Cabin,OK 74332 > (918)785-2100

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/760 Surname: Butts, Bartlett, Mills, Brown ------------------------- Elizabeth Bartlett was my grt.-grandmother. She was born 4-20-1827 in Galesberg,Il. (some sources say "Michigan") She married my grt. grandfather John Mills Brown (a student at Knox college) 4-24-1849 in Galesberg. (I have marriage cert.) I have reason to believe she is a decendent of Dr. Josiah Bartlett b.11-21-1727 0r 29. He became very prominant in New Hampshire. I am trying to fill in the blanks between Elizabeth and him. She might be a grand-daughter of his. (He had several sons). I would appreciate any information concrning her parents in Galesberg or other relatives. I have a lot of information concerning her children and her life up to her death in Hayes,KS 2-14-1876 that I would be glad to share with anyone interested. I've been trying to solve this puzzle for several years so any information would be greatly appreciated. Bill Butts Rt. 1 Box 840 Big Cabin,OK 74332 (918)785-2100

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/759 Surname: Vimmergren, Wimmergren, Wemmergran, Beye ------------------------- Trying to learn something - anything - about my ggrandfather, Axel Emil Andreas VIMMERGREN (WIMMERGREN, WEMMERGREN), b. March, 1868, emigrated from Kristdala, Sweden in 1872 with parents Nils Magnus, mother Maja Lisa and brothers Carl Viktor (Victor) and Nils August. I understand the family settled in Galesburg, Knox County. Sometime before 1895 Axel married Lenora (Nora) BEYE, b. Oct. 1872, Pennsylvania. I'm not certain of her parents, but suspect her father was either August Earnest BEYE or Andrew Frederick BEYE. Since Axel and the Beye family all show up on the Kansas state census in 1895, I suspect Lenora and Axel met and married when the Beyes traveled through Knox County on their way to Kansas. Many thanks for any help.

Attn: Jack Trauth The book, "Cemetery Records Knox County, Ill., Cedar Township," published by the Knox County Genealogical Society, has two listings for Lewis Byram: Abingdon Cemetery, Section II BYRAM Lewis b-Highland Co., Ohio Apr-23-1821 Aug-23-1862 Abingdon Cemetery, Section Unknown (Tombstone Inscriptions from Earlier Records) BYRAM Lewis V. b. Highland Co. Ohio Apr. 23, 1821 - Aug. 23, 1862 There are quite a few other BYRAM burials listed in this book: Berniece, Bertha C., Carrie, Claude D., Daniel, Dora E., Earl, Edward, Ella, Elizabeth, George R., Grace, Grace L., J. Edward, Joe H., Josephine, Lulu Goddard, Lura P., M. Adda Moore, Margaret Dunlap, Robert W., Robert W., Roy, and W. W. There were no listings for CHRISTIANER or CRAWFORD. If you are interested in any of these other BYRAM burials, let me know and I will send you the inscriptions. Georgia Minklein

Hello, agian, Thank you, Joan Achille, for responding and correcting me. I will try to engage my brain before turning my computer on! You are right. "The History of Knox County", 1878, and "Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County", 1886, agree on Jane Christianer's maiden name. It was McMillan or McMillen. McKinnie was her mother's maiden name and I slipped a cog. The inquiry should have read: I am seeking source information or a look-up for cemetery inscriptions in Knox County. In particular, I am looking for information about three gg-grandparents who lived in Abingdon or that vicinity. Jane E McMillan CHRISTIANER, b May 30, 1827, Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA. I believe she was alive in 1886. She was survived by her husband, Frederick Christianer, who later moved to Iowa. Her family was traditionally Presbyterian in PA. His traditional family records were in Lutheran and German Baptist churches. I don't know what their church affiliation may have been in Abingdon. Lewis BYRAM, b Apr 23, 1821, Greenfield, Highland Co, OH, d Aug 22, 1862, Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. Traditionally, the Byram family was Presbyterian in Ohio. Mary Lucas BYRAM CRAWFORD (?), b Mar 18, 1822, Greenfield, Highland Co, OH, d unknown. I believe Mary was alive in 1898. I also think that she remarried, to a Mr CRAWFORD, after the death of Lewis Byram. Traditionally, the Lucas family was Presbyterian in Ohio. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, --Jack Trauth

Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/758 Surname: Peery ------------------------- Knox county

Jack Trauth and List: From History of Knox Co., 1878: Christianer, Frederick A dentist and jeweler, Abingdon, is the son of August T., and Dorothea J. Obrock) Christianer, natives of Germany, where in Ostercappeln, Nov. 22, 1929 he was born; when 16 years old he came to America, going to St. Louis. In 1846 he commenced business for himself; moved to Canton in 1849, and to Abingdon in 1856, where he has since lived. He has served as Justice of Peace and Police Magistrate for eight years, also Township Clerk and School Director; in 1869 he was elected County Superintendent of Public Schools and served four years. He mrried Dec. 5, 1850 to Jane E. McMillan.

Hello, I am seeking source information or a look-up for cemetery inscriptions in Knox County. In particular, I am looking for information about three gg-grandparents who lived in Abingdon or that vicinity. Jane E McKinnie CHRISTIANER, b May 30, 1827, Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA. I believe she was alive in 1886. She was survived by her husband, Frederick Christianer, who later moved to Iowa. Her family was traditionally Presbyterian in PA. His traditional family records were in Lutheran and German Baptist churches. I don't know what their church affiliation may have been in Abingdon. Lewis BYRAM, b Apr 23, 1821, Greenfield, Highland Co, OH, d Aug 22, 1862, Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. Traditionally, the Byram family was Presbyterian in Ohio. Mary Lucas BYRAM CRAWFORD (?), b Mar 18, 1822, Greenfield, Highland Co, OH, d unknown. I believe Mary was alive in 1898. I also think that she remarried, to a Mr CRAWFORD, after the death of Lewis Byram. Traditionally, the Lucas family was Presbyterian in Ohio. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, --Jack Trauth

Hi, Looking for any information on Oscar George Butterweck (28 Nov 1868 IL-?) and his wife Mabel Gertrude Dickson(Oct 1875-?) who lived in Galesburg, Knox County, IL. I would like to find any children and descendants, death dates and burial sites. Thanks for the help. Shaunee Power