-----Original Message----- From: George & Shiela Irwin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILLOGAN] Reece Shull - Delevan's Prairie I have only a little information on your question, but had some fun digging through several reference books I happen to have. This may or may not be new to you, but here is what little I found. Emden is on the west edge of Orvil Township. In the reprint of the 1873 plat map, most of the southwest half of the township was owned by William Scully. A man named William Green owned 160 acres, the east 1/4 of Section 33 north, Orvil township (survey township 22 north), which abuts Tazewell County. I did not see the names Kelsey or Robertson as owner of any of the Orvil township land. That would suggest that if they lived in Orvil, they would have been tenant farmers, pretty common for that area. Same result looking at the 1893 plat map for Orvil - William Green owns the same farm, but I do not see Kelsey or Robertson as farm owners. But the 1893 atlas also has a Historical Directory of individuals. William Green is not shown. There is a W.S Green listed as a farmer and stock raiser in Section 36 of Broadwell township, P.O. Lincoln, but this is a different person - born 1868 and to the county in 1892. There was a James Green at the opposite corner of Logan County. Shown as a farmer and stock raiser in Lake Fork Twp, Sec. 22, born 1832 in Ireland and came to the county in 1858.No Kelsey or Robertson listing. The book I have also shows the 1910 plat. This issue has a "patrons' reference directory", but none of your three names are mentioned. The former 160 acres owned by William Green is now listed to William Baldwin. I did spot a rural church location at the southwest corner of Section 1 on the 1910 plat, but the name is not identified. However, the 1982 History of Logan County, p. 104 confirms that a Bethel Church was 4 1/2 miles east of Emden, beginning with an 1853 log church. It was replaced with a new building in 1873 and "is still in use today (abt 1981). The story says the congregation was an offshoot from "the old Sugar Creek Church", at a more convenient location for 19 named charter members with names of Ryan, Shirley, Waters, Miller, Sumner, Rhyan, Bowles, and Shirley. The 1878 History of Logan County lists several Green families and one Kelsy, but no Robertson. The ones in Orvil Township: Green, John H. renter, Sect 33 north (the Orvil political township is 7 miles N-S, so includes the two each of survey townships Secs. 31-36. the "north" indicates it is at the top of the political township, hence on the north line of Logan County), P.O Emden, republican, liberal, from Massachusetts. Green, John J., renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Hartsburg, republican, liberal, from New York. Green, Thomas G., renter, Sec. 33 north, P.O. Emden, republican, liberal. Green, William, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33 north, P.O. Emden. Born England on March 12, 1810, to US in 1853, republican, liberal, married Jane Geddees on Aub. 14, 1832. She was born in England June 12, 1810. Had 6 children, 4 dead and two living (Thomas and John) Kelsy, James H. farmer, ,Sec. 4, P.O. Emden; democrat; Christian; from New York. The index shows one carpenter named Green in the 1878 listing and a farmer named Green in East Lincoln township. and a widow Green in Laenna Township who was from Maine. Also, the Logan County rolls of the Civil War include the names of Joseph T., Thomas G, Oorlando, Hiram, and Samuel F. Green, together with their date of entry and death or mustering out. Unfortunately, I have no information on whether Bethel church still operates, or where its records might be. Good Luck! George Irwin -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date: 12/15/2004