Of the children of Jacob Kightlinger and Maria Berfield, I only have info on one: Sarah Elizabeth (Kightinger) Gates. She was born 26 Aug 1831, Crawford County, PA & died 1 Sept 1905 in Oketo, KS. She married Rueben M. Gates 10 Aug 1850 in Elba Twp., Knox Co., IL. Sounded like Karen W. might have more names of Jacob & Maria's children. How did you find out that Laura was buried in the Kightlinger Cemetery? (I would like to see if Jacob & Maria, or any other ancestors were). Lisa McCann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Gless" <agless@earthlink.net> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 10:57 AM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Kightlinger/Berfield Kightlinger/Hurlbutt > To the people who were discussing Kightlinger, I'll copy in after my sig > what I had in my notes on Jacob. > > In return could I pleaae have the marriage, birth, death and all the > children of Jacob Kightlinger and Maria Berfield. Their son, L. C. > Kightlinger, born 1849 Knox County, married Laura Hurlbutt, born May 24, > 1849 in New Hampshire, married 1873, and she died June 8, 1880 at the > age of 31. Laura's parents were Asa Hurlbutt and Mary Jones. If you > need more on the parents I'll copy it out and post it. Laura was one of > nine children. > > Laura is buried in the Kightlinger Cemetery, Elba, Illinois. > > Do you know if L. C. Kightlinger and Laura had any children? > > Alice Gless > > >From the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois published by Charles C. > Chapman. [Submitted by Bob Miller.] > > "In the year 1835 or '36 John King erected a cabin on section 2 of > this township. This was the first attempt known to > settle this section of beautiful country. In 1836 came Darius Miller > and his brother, who was familiarly known among > the pioneers as King Miller. Soon followed John Thurman, Jacob > Kightlinger, L. A. Jones and J. H. Nicholson. > > The first marriage in the township was that of Moses Smith to Miss > Tabitha George, by Jacob Kightlinger. The first > death occurring was that of John King, the first settler, who died in > 1836, the year after his arrival. The first birth > was Tabitha Smith, on section35. Jacob Kightlinger was the first > Justice of the Peace. His commission was dated > August, 1839. > > >From the 1886 Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, > Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago. > > In the fall of 1837 Jacob Kightlinger, wife and 11 children - 9 boys and > 2 girls - from Pennsylvania, added their > force, which was by no means an insignificant one, to the settlement, > locating on section 27. They came in a flatboat to > Cincinnati, bringing with them timber for their house. Being unable > to get it any further without great risk, they sold it. > From Cincinnati they took a steamboat to Peoria, and with teams made > their way to their new home. > > In 1838, James H. Baird, the Lamberts, Vachel Metcalf and John and > Samuel Tucker were added to the settlement. > The Lamberts located on section 27, and Baird on section 2 on the > Peoria and Knoxville road. Mr. Lambert did not > live long after his settlement here, and his sons, Isaac and Martin, > carried on the farm. Of these early settlers, the > heads of families are all either dead or have moved away, except the > Kightlingers. Jacob Kightlinger and his aged > partner, the former 86 and the latter 80 years of age, are still > living, but left their old home and located in Yates City. > > The first couple married here were Moses Smith and Miss Tabitha > George, in 1840. They were married by Squire > Kightlinger. Mrs. Smith died at an early day, and her husband moved > away. Mr. Kightlinger's children are all living > but four, and all in the county but one, and this one is living in > Peoria. > > Jacob Kightlinger was the first man appointed to (settled) the legal > disputes of his neighbors and to preserve the > peace. The first post-office was opened at Kightlinger's house, where > he officiated as Postmaster. > > Felix Thurman put up the first saw-mill, which was located on French > Creek. It was a small mill and run by > water-power. Vachel Metcalf taught the first school in the township, > in 1840, in a private house. The Kightlingers had > a teacher come to their house to instruct their children before this. > Her name was Antoinette Walker. The first > school-house was built by Jacob Kightlinger in 1842, on section 27. > > >