Does anyone have the names listed on the monument? I'm looking for William Davis wife's name and the names of the other 4 children that died in the massacre. I have William Jr, Stephan and Alexander who all survived the attack, James (Jimmie) who was taken captive along with the Hall girls but killed because he couldn't keep up. Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Indian Creek > Joan: > I took a ride over to the site of the massacre. It is just north of > Harding, Illinois. There is a small monument with some of the names of the > people who were killed. > > > Bruce Mackey > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Here's some good links http://www.dekalbcounty-il.com/massacre.html http://www.nwta.com/wwwboard/2591.html http://www.piperspages.com/LaSalle/IndianCreekMassacre.htm http://www.lasallecountymuseum.org/localhistory/blackhawk_war.htm Margaret

Greetins from Streator According to Baldwin's 1877 History, page 394 "William Munson has recently erected a fine marble monument at the grave, where the fifteen victims were buried. It is in view of the public road, leading from Freedom to Earl, on the northeast side of the creek, and as the white column meets the view, the traveler will instinctively heave a sigh of sympathy for the tragic fate of the first pioneers. The inscriptions are as follows: Wm. Hall, aged 45. Mary J. R. Hall, aged 45. Elizabeth Hall, aged 8. Wm. Petigrew, Wife, and two Children. Davis, Wife and five Children. Emery George Killed May 20th, 1832 Also John Hays of Peru had daughter who married John Myers. John Hays, and wife, came from Tennessee in 1830; built a cabin on the Illinois bottom.....His children were: one daughter, married Mr. Davis,, and with her husband, was killed at Indian Creek, in 1832; Harrison, is in Bureau County; James, and two other sons. .... If Harrison, brother of Mrs. Davis, died in Bureau County after 1877, you might be able to get his obituary. Might list his sister's first name? Joanie Keith and Cheryl Hiatt wrote: > > Does anyone have the names listed on the monument? I'm looking for William > Davis wife's name and the names of the other 4 children that died in the > massacre. I have William Jr, Stephan and Alexander who all survived the > attack, James (Jimmie) who was taken captive along with the Hall girls but > killed because he couldn't keep up. > > Cheryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:36 AM > Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Indian Creek > > > Joan: > > I took a ride over to the site of the massacre. It is just north of > > Harding, Illinois. There is a small monument with some of the names of > the > > people who were killed. > > > > > > Bruce Mackey > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237