The discussions have made two for me alone and I'm helping one or two others on names that I've seen in my library here at home. So it works for me! Jane

Cheryl, it's still there and looks good with lots of good information for genealogists! Be sure to visit there if you return and are in need of info and good newspaper clippings. Jane

You are right. The Green's post office was right across the street from the Colonial Cafe. The bus would let me off at the post office so I didn't have to go "all the way" in town to the grade school and then walk back to the highway. They weren't allowed to drop me off at the cafe on their way by, but instead dropped me off on the otherside so that I had to walk across the highway. Now, go figure!

In a message dated 1/17/2004 9:01:24 AM Central Standard Time, marsha.mcw@mchsi.com writes: I'd forgotten all about Fairview Park and feeding the ducks ... did it many-a-time! Wasn't there an Abe Lincoln cabin there too? Reply: Yes, also a bear cage. Jerry Blaylock

Thank you so much for the history of Durfee School. this will be a neat addition to my history as I attended that school. Helen in Idaho > > From: "R L Bradley" <RBradley@exop.net> > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat PM 02:58:02 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > After 109 years of serving as the educational fortress for countless > children, "Taps" was played and the flag was lower for the last time at > Durfee Magnet School Friday afternoon. > Durfee, standing on the northeast corner ofGrand Avenue and Jasper Street, > is a casualty of time and the school district's budget crunch. > > Earlier this year, the Decatur Board of Education voted unanimously to close > Durfee, sealing its fate. > > Sheriff Roger Walker, who attended Durfee School, was on hand to help lower > the flag in front of the school, for the last time, as students, faculty > members and parents gathered to watch the end of school in that building > forever. > > Closing Durfee will save the revenue-starved school district about $300,000 > a year and is part of the board's $7.2 million in budget cuts that have > taken place since the voters rejected a $1.50 per $100 of equalized assessed > valuation in November. > > Ironically, a school that now represents too much expense to operate was or > Pledge of Allegiance is recited. > iginally built in 1892 at a cost of $13,409.64 on lot nine, block one of > Powers' second addition. > > According to public records, the lot for the school was purchased from Mrs. > Caroline M. Powers on Oct. 31, 1890, for $1,252.50 and at the time "was > considered one of the best school sites in the city." > > The Powers name was prominent in early Decatur history as George and Samuel > Powers were early settlers who came to Decatur from Alabama. > > What had once been part of the Samuel Powers farm, would become home for a > school building that would serve the community for well over a century. > > The name for the school was first suggested by John K. Warren, a member of > the board of education, who believed it should b Flag is lowered for final > time. > e named after H. B. Durfee. > > Durfee, who was a native of Ohio, taught school and practiced law in his > home state before moving to Decatur in 1849. > > Eleven years later, when the newly-organized Macon County government elected > officials, Durfee became chairman of the board of supervisors. He also > served on the board of education for 15 years. > > MORE SPACE NEEDED > > By 1900 more space was needed at the school, so an additional two rooms were > added to the north side at a cost of $4,125.83. > > A year later, another two-room addition was added to the southeast corner of > the building at a cost of $4,694.00. > > When that addition was constructed, the building had eight rooms, but the > school's population kept growing -- along with the need for more space. > > Another big addition to the school was constructed in 1915, which consisted > of two stories and provided eight full-sized rooms, and other rooms which > were designated at the time for the branch library, an ungraded room, a > manual training room, a domestic science room. an office for the principal, > an auditorium, a gymnasium, basement and shower rooms. > > Because the new addition housed so much of what was happening at Durfee, it > became the main part of the building and the earlier structure became its > annex. > > Then, in 1924 a ten room unit was added to the building at a cost of > $58,000, an imposing price at the time. > > The new addition provided Durfee with a junior high school unit and students > from the northeast part of the city attended there until Johns' Hill and > Centennial junior high school buildings were constructed. > > ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOLS IN DECATUR > > By 1931, Durfee had grown to be one of the largest schools in Decatur. > > Before the junior high students were transferred to Johns Hill and > Centennial, enrollment at Durfee reached 1,200 students. > > Durfee was the second school in Decatur to organize a Mothers Club (in 1913) > following the lead of Pugh School. > > The school played an important role in supporting local residents during the > years of the Depression as the Parents' Club, which had by then become the > Parent-Teachers Association, helped many of the families down on their luck > with a nutrition kitchen that was maintained for needy children. > > During one two-month period, nearly 4,000 meals were served. > > Some 442 children from 215 families received clothing and 423 pairs of new > shoes and 150 pairs of used shoes were distributed. > > The group also paid for the cost of repairing 214 pairs of shoes. > > During one extremely difficult period 135 children in the school received > haircuts and "even much-needed baths". > > GLORY DAYS ARE OVER > > Now, the glory days of Durfee are over and the students and teachers, and > parents, have said goodbye to a familiar structure that served them well for > generations. > > When schools re-open in the fall, for the first time in 109 years, Durfee > will not be among them. > > It's hallways and classrooms will be full of memories, but empty of > children. > > The shouts of youthful exuberance will have been replaced by the muffled > sounds of the traffic outside that cut through the silence of what remains > of H. 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In a message dated 1/17/2004 8:25:08 AM Central Standard Time, marsha.mcw@mchsi.com writes: Didn't Gay Kintner actually have a stroke while coaching and died later from it? Gaylen Kintner (if memory serves me correctly) eventually moved to Arizona. I graduated in 1956 and moved to Houston. This must have been after I moved. I just remember hearing that his son was coaching in his place. Jerry

I was back there in Boody a year and a half ago, and it made me very sad as my cousin Jan Carpenter walked the entire little village and talked about each house and who lived there when we were kids. Some of the houses are gone, the little Boody church is gone, replaced by an newer one. The Neintker store is gone, we did get to go see it where they moved it to Stonington. The lady opened it for us and we were able to walk around it, boy did that bring back childhood memories, we have come a long way from those little country stores. The elevator is all rusted, it was a busy place when I was a child. The little post office that the Green's ran is boarded up. The Gables restaurant is someones house now, the Crawford's ran that. I am hoping to get back there again this year and dig around some more. Helen in Idaho > > From: JJJSG@aol.com > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 11:59:46 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Boody corner > > Helen, I forgot to tell you that I hope you keep your good memories of the > Boody turnoff corner. The store lot is now full of small implements along the > construction line with backhoes, etc. You almost miss the turnoff. The > Patrofka's have taken over the southeast corner as well as the southwest corner for > their car lot too. I hate looking at the corner and at night almost miss the > road to turn off to go to the farm! Jane > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

> I for one, have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple days of all the wonderful information that has been shared about Decatur. Helen in Idaho > From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <LoganCty@mindspring.com> > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 08:40:52 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ILMACON] Non interest > > I'll be happy to accommodate your request and unsubscribe you. You could > just use your delete key of course when the subject doesn't interest you. I > think the discussion probably made at least one connection for someone and > it gave a lot of people pleasure so it was worthwhile. > > -----Original Message----- > From: KenElery@aol.com [mailto:KenElery@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 9:31 AM > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILMACON] Non interest > > > Someone tell me how to unsubcribe to this mess. I had 33 non interest > emails > from Macon list this morning. > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

I checked my data base and didn't find a Henry. If you have any other names or info send me maybe I can make the connection. Helen in Idaho > > From: <sjwag@ameritech.net> > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 08:29:10 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > Helen, I would be interested in the surname FULK/FOULK. > > Henry Fulk and Elizabeth Roark were my gg grandparents. > > Best regards > > Sandra Wagner > Decatur, Illlinois > > Descendants of Henry Fulk > > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > 1. HENRY6 FULK (JOHN ADAM5, JOHANN ADAM VOLCK (JOHN ADAM4 FULK), ANDREAS3 > VOLCK, JR. (ANDREW FULK, JR.), ANDREAS2, JOHANN JACOB1) was born 21 March > 1819 in Stokes County, North Carolina, and died 06 August 1902 in Old > soldiers home in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. He married (1) > ELIZABETH ROARK 22 October 1841 in Owen County, Indiana, Rev. O. Winters > officiated, daughter of JESSE ROARK and MARY CLARK. She was born 08 March > 1822 in Greene County, Indiana, and died 21 January 1867. He married (2) > SARAH ELIZABETH FULK Bef. 1868. She was born in Ohio, and died 28 April > 1881. He married (3) ELIZA JANE MCCLAINE (MEYERS)(HOWE) 24 July 1884 in > Shelby County, Illinois1, daughter of GEORGE MCCLAINE and FRANCES VANHORN. > She was born July 1832 in Indianapolis, Indiana. > > Notes for HENRY FULK: > > > Henry Fulk > > Claimed Residence in Long Creek > > Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age > > 16 August 1862 Priv > > > Served Illinois Enlisted I Co. 116th Inf Reg. IL Absent, sick at M.O. > > Source: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men > > Abbreviation: ILRoster > > Published by on 1900 > > > > Obituary for Henry FULK printed in the "Decatur Review" Thursday, 07 August > 1902, page 8, Decatur, Illinois. Photocopy of obituary in my possession. > > HENRY FOULKE (sic) > > The body of Henry Foulke, (sic) who died at the old soldiers home at > Danville Wednesday, arrived in the city Thursday morning and was taken to > the family residence, 235 East Herkimer street, from which place the funeral > was held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. > > I have went to the office of Greenwood Cemetery and Henry is listed in the > computer system as FOULKE, Henry. His head stone is Henry FULK. > > More About HENRY FULK: > > Burial: 07 August 1902, Greenwood Cemetery, Civil War Section, Decatur, > Macon County, Illinois - Lot 160, Block 12 > > Head Stone: Henry Fulk > > Military service: Civil War Co. I 116 Ill. Inf. enlist date was 16th Aug. > 1862 > > Occupation: Farmer > > Services: 07 August 1902, Family residence, 235 East Herkimer Street, from > which place the funeral was held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. > > Notes for ELIZABETH ROARK: > > From E-mail received 2-13-1998 Dori Fulk > > Once source had Elizabeth Roark b. in Greene Co., IN. but Owen Co. History > has her father, Jesse Roark, emigrating a little later than that, so she may > have been born in NC. > > More About ELIZABETH ROARK: > > Burial: 1867 > > Marriage Notes for HENRY FULK and ELIZABETH ROARK: > > After the death of Elizabeth (Roark) Fulk, Henry remarried to Sarah > Elizabeth Fulk whose parentage is unknown to us. > > Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH FULK: > > Sarah Elizabeth Fulk's parentage is unknown. > > Owen County Cousins 1578 - 1978 > > Volume 2, page 30 > > > Children of HENRY FULK and ELIZABETH ROARK are: > > i. JOHN NELSON7 FULK, b. 07 October 1842, Indiana; d. 13 May 1915, at his > residence near Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois; m. MARY CAROLINE DRAKE, > September 1873; b. 09 February 1852, Greene County, Indiana; d. 15 September > 1918, at the residence of her son James Fulk, three miles north of Oakley, > Piatt County, Illinois2. > > Notes for JOHN NELSON FULK: > > The Reed Fulk book has John's birthday as 11/07/1843 > > Johns headstone reads birthday as 10/07/1842 and his death certificate has > his birthday listed as 10/07/1842...... > > More About JOHN NELSON FULK: > > Burial: 14 May 1915, Frantz Cemetery, Oakley Township, Piatt County, > Illinois > > Cause of Death: apoplexy > > Notes for MARY CAROLINE DRAKE: > > Obituary for Mary FULK printed in the "Decatur Review" Monday, 16 September > 1918, page 4, Decatur, Illinois. Photocopy of obituary in my possession. > > MRS. MARY FULK DIES AT OAKLEY > > Had Made her Home in That Vicinity for Thirty-five Years. > > Mrs. Mary C. Fulk died at 1 o'clock Sunday morning at the residence of her > son, James Fulk, three miles north of Oakley. She was sixty-nine years old. > Her death was caused by uremia poisoning, after an illness of five weeks. > She had been in poor health for a year or more. > > Mrs. Fulk was well known in Oakley and vicinity, having lived there for > about thirty-five years, and she had many friends. She is survived by the > following children: James Fulk and Rollo Fulk, living on rural route No. 2 > out of Cerro Gordo; Jesse W. Fulk of Oakley, Charles Fulk of Monticello, > Mrs. Ben Walker of Cerro Gordo and Mrs. Grace Devers, who lives in Ohio. She > also leaves twenty-eight grandchildren. > > Arrangements were made to have the funeral at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon > at the Brick church, northeast of Oakley, conducted by Rev. W. T. Heckman. > > > > More About MARY CAROLINE DRAKE: > > Burial: 17 September 1918, Frantz Cemetery, Oakley Township, Piatt County, > Illinois > > Cause of Death: Uremia poisoning, after an illness of five weeks. > > Occupation: Housewife > > Services: 17 September 1918, 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Brick > church, northeast of Oakley, conducted by Rev. W. T. Heckman. > > ii. AMOS J. FULK, b. 22 December 1845; d. Bef. 1911; m. SUSANNA LANE, 24 > February 1867, Macon County, Illinois by William Rucker, Justice of the > Peace3; b. Abt. 1835, Ohio; d. 02 February 1903, the family residence 240 > South Broadway, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois4. > > Notes for AMOS J. FULK: > > In regards to Amos's death before 4/15/1911 his sister Louisa Barbara Fulk > Reed's obituary April 15, 1911 states that she left one brother near Oakley. > Her brother John Nelson Fulk was the only brother living when Louisa died > and that is John Nelson Fulk he died May 13, 1915. > > > > > > Notes for SUSANNA LANE: > > Obituary for Susan FULK printed in "The Decatur Review" Monday, 02 February > 1903, page 8, Decatur, Illinois. > > Fulk > > Mrs. Susan Fulk wife of A. J. Fulk, died of old age at 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. > 2, at her home, 240 South Broadway, 68 years. She is survived by a son, Gus > Fulk and a daughter, Mrs. Fannie Lane. > > The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the residence and the > burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. > > > > > > > > Obituary for Susan FULK printed in "The Decatur Daily Herald" Tuesday, 03 > February 1903, page 8, Decatur, Illinois. > > Mrs. Susan Fulk > > Mrs. Susan Fulk, wife of A. J. Fulk, died early Monday morning at the family > residence, 240 South Broadway, of old age. > > Mrs. Fulk was in her 69th year, and is survived by a son, Gus Fulk, and a > daughter Mrs. Fannie Lane. The funeral will occur Tuesday afternoon at half > past two o'clock from the residence and the burial will be in Greenwood > Cemetery. > > More About SUSANNA LANE: > > Burial: 03 February 1903, Lot 20 - Block 15A - Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, > Macon County, Illinois > > Cause of Death: Pneumonia > > Occupation: Housewife > > Services: 03 February 1903, Tuesday afternoon at half past two o'clock from > the residence. > > iii. WILLIAM RILEY FULK, b. 22 May 1848; d. 04 August 1849. > > More About WILLIAM RILEY FULK: > > Burial: 1849 > > iv. JESSE FRANKLIN FULK, b. 10 February 1850; d. 19 March 1880, Reed's steam > saw mill, two miles north of Oakley, Piatt County, Illinois. > > Notes for JESSE FRANKLIN FULK: > > Obituary for Jesse FULK printed in the "Decatur Daily Review" Saturday, 20 > March 1880, page 1, Decatur, Illinois. Photocopy of obituary in my > possession > > A Fatal Explosion. > > From Supervisor Ruddock, of Whitmore township, who called at our office we > learn that, at Reed's steam saw mill, two miles north of Oakley, yesterday > morning, about eight o'clock, the boiler bursted and the engineer whose name > is Jesse Fulk, was instantly killed. Mr. Reed, the owner of the mill had one > of his legs badly broken, while the sawyer J. B. Harrouff, had his head > badly cut by a piece of iron. Dr. Chenoweth of Oreana, was summoned, and set > Mr. Reed's limb and dressed Mr. Harrouff's wound. In the explosion, the > engine was thrown clear back to the saw, a distance of twenty feet, while > the building itself was badly shattered. The deceased engineer has a > brother, Amos Fulk, residing on Wood street of this city. > > More About JESSE FRANKLIN FULK: > > Burial: 1880, Old Section - North Fork Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, > Illinois > > Cause of Death: Killed in saw mill accident > > Head Stone: Inscription reads Jesse F. Fulk died Mar 19, 18? - aged 30 yr 1 > mo 6 da. > > v. MARY ELIZABETH FULK, b. 08 November 1853. > > More About MARY ELIZABETH FULK: > > Fact 1: No further information > > vi. LOUISA BARBRA FULK, b. 13 August 1856, Greene County, Indiana; d. 13 > April 1911, her home three and one half miles southeast of Oreana.; m. > ROBERT REED, 19 April 1875, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois by S. F. Greer, > County Judge5; b. 20 October 1845, Oakley Township, Macon County, Illinois; > d. 14 April 1923, 12:30 o'clock Saturday morning at his home near Oreana.. > > Notes for LOUISA BARBRA FULK: > > Obituary for Barbra REED printed in "The Daily Review" 15 April 1911, page > 8, Decatur, Illinois. Photocopy of obituary in my possession. > > OREANA WOMAN CANCER VICTIM > > OREANA, April 15 -- Mrs. Robert Reed died at her home 3 1/2 miles south-east > of Oreana Thursday afternoon. Death was caused by cancer from which she had > been a sufferer for the past two years and had been confined to her bed for > the last three months. > > Louisa Barbara Fulk was born in Indiana, Aug. 13, 1856 and was married to > Robert Reed April 19, 1875, in Decatur. > > Mrs. Reed was the mother of fourteen children, all living and all present at > the funeral. She leaves a husband and the fourteen children who are: Albert > and Mark Reed of Decatur, Roy Reed of Casner, Lee Reed and Mrs. Frank Stuart > of Oakley, John Reed, Ralph Reed and Mrs. Guy Bullock living near Oreana and > Byron, Melvin, May and Fern all at home. She also leaves one brother near > Oakley. > > The funeral services will be at the Union church Sunday morning at 10 > o'clock, conducted by the Rev. F. E. Gallgar of the Christian church. > Interment will be in Union cemetery. > > > Death of Mrs. Robert Reed > > Mrs. Robert Reed died at her home three and one half miles southeast of > Oreana April 13, 1911 aged 54 years and eight months. She had been a > sufferer from cancer for the past two years and for the last three months > had been confined to her bed. Through all her sufferings she was kind and > patient and always thoughtful of those who cared for her. > > Barbara Fulk was born in Green County Indiana August 13, 1856. She came to > Macon County with her parents when she was quite young and has spent the > remainder of her life in this vicinity. She married to Robert Reed April 19, > 1875 and to them were born fourteen children all of who are living. They are > Albert F. and Mark T. of Decatur, John W., Mrs. Fannie Bullock and Ralph H. > of Oreana, Lee A. and Mrs. Nellie Stuart of Oakley and Lester, Homer, Byron, > Melvin, May, and Fern who reside at home. Besides the children and husband > she leaves one brother, John Fulk of Oakley, 16 grandchildren and a host of > friends to mourn her loss. She was a noble wife and unusually kind and > loving mother and an excellent neighbor. The funeral services were held at > the Oreana Christian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock conducted by Rev. > F. E. Galigern, pastor of the Oreana Christian church. The music was > furnished by a double quartet composed of Mrs. E. E. Conley, Misses Grace > Kirby and Ida Strope, Mrs. J. C. Spooner, Misses Ira Thompson, Kenneth > Cooper, J. C. Spooner, and J. H. Moothart. The honorary pall-bearers were O. > L. Stuart, D. Turpin, J. Stuart, H. Hirsch, D. Seitz and H. C. Bower. The > active pall-bearers were J. H. Burgess, T. Pensinger, J. P. Dilling, N. > Larson, J. W. Duvall and M. Boyer. The flowers were in charge of Mrs. C. > Betzer and Mrs. E. Thurman. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. > Interment was in the Union Cemetery. > > More About LOUISA BARBRA FULK: > > Burial: 1911, Union Cemetery, Oreana, Macon County, Illinois > > Cause of Death: Cancer > > Residence: Macon County, Illinois > > Notes for ROBERT REED: > > ROBERT REED DIES > > IN OREANA HOME > > Was Born in Macon County 78 years > > Ago; Operated Sawmill for > > Many Years > > Robert Reed, born and reared in Macon County where he had lived for 78 > years, died Saturday morning at 12:30 o'clock in his home near Oreana. For > many years he had operated a saw mill and was widely known in that section > of the county. He was born in Oakley township, Oct. 20, 1845 and was married > to Louisa B. Fulk April 19, 1875. Mrs. Reed died in 1911. > > He leaves the following named children; Albert, John, Mark and Bryon Reed > and Mrs. Nellie Stuart of Decatur; Ralph of Busnell, Roy of Oreana, Homer of > Oshkosh, Wis.; Lee of Luverne, IA.; Melvin of Hammond, Ind.; Mrs. Fannie > Bullock, Oreana; Mrs. Mae Elkins, Corwith, IA.; Mrs. Fern Beaman, Hammond, > Ind. His descendants include 37 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. > Funeral services will be conducted in the Union church near Oreana Monday > afternoon at 2 o'clock. > > > > Decatur Review, Saturday, April 14, 1923, page 9 > > ROBERT REED, 78, DIES IN OREANA > > Had Lived in That Vicinity All His Life. > > Robert Reed, an old resident of Oreana, died a little after midnight Friday > at about the age of seventy-eight. He had lived there practically all his > life. > > He leaves the following children; Albert, John, Byron, Mark and Mrs. Nellie > Stewart, all of Decatur; Mrs. Fannie Bullock and Roy Reed, both of Oreana, > Ralph of Illinois; Homer of Oshkosh, Mich.; Melvin Reed and Mrs. Fern Beaman > of Chicago and Mrs. May Elkins of Iowa. > > > > Decatur Review, Sunday, April 15, 1923 page 4 > > Robert Reed died at 12:30 o'clock Saturday morning at his home near Oreana. > He was seventy-seven years old. Mr. Reed suffered two strokes of paralysis > about two years ago, but recovered, and Friday night he seemed in good > health. He ate a hearty supper and seemed all right when he retired. He > became ill about 10:30 o'clock and sank rapidly. > > Mr. Reed was born in Oakley township Oct. 20, 1845, but for many years he > had lived in or near Oreana. He was engaged in the lumber business > practically all his life and had a saw mill and lumber yard at Oreana at the > time of his death. He was one of the best known of the old settlers in that > part of the county. He and Miss Louisa Barbara Fulk were married April 19, > 1875. Her heath occurred April 13, 1911. He is survived by the following > children: Albert Reed, John Reed, Mrs. Nellie Stuart, Mark Reed and Byron > Reed, all of Decatur; Ralph Reed of Bushnell, Ill.; Mrs. Fannie Bullock of > Oreana; Homer Reed of Oskosh, Wis.; Mrs. Mae Elkins of Corwith, IA.; Lee > Reed of Luverne IA.; Mrs. Fern Beaman, of Hammond, Ind. and Melvin Reed, > also of Hammond, Ind. Another son, Lester Reed, died March 7, 1921. There > are thirty-seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren > > The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Union church > near Oreana. > > > > > > More About ROBERT REED: > > Burial: 16 April 1923, Union Cemetery, Oreana, Macon County, Illinois > > Occupation: Operated saw mill for years > > Residence: Macon County, Illinois > > vii. SARAH JANE FULK, b. 21 April 1858. > > More About SARAH JANE FULK: > > Fact 1: No further information > > > Children of HENRY FULK and SARAH FULK are: > > viii. MARY ALICE7 FULK, b. 03 October 1868. > > More About MARY ALICE FULK: > > Fact 1: No further information > > ix. BABY GIRL FULK, b. 09 September 1878, Macon County, Illinois; d. 09 > September 1878, Interment Oakley. > > Notes for BABY GIRL FULK: > > Still Birth > > Fulk, Henry > > Fulk, Sarah E. > > Page 8 > > 024 > > 9 Oct. 1878 > > Mother Surname Fulk, Sarah E. > > Oakley Township, Illinois > > Father Fulk, Henry > > Date of Birth 9 Sept. 1878 Sex Female > > Mother Nativity Ohio > > Father Nativity North Carolina > > Burial Oakley > > Undertaker Keefer > > Gestation 9 months > > Signature Medical Attend; Cobb, Jos. > > > > More About BABY GIRL FULK: > > Cause of Death: Stillborn > > Fact 1: Interment Oakley > > > > > > Endnotes > > > 1. Certificate of Marriage Henry FULK and Howe, Eliza Jane Mrs., Volume 1, > Page 140, Shelby County, IllinoisIllinois Statewide Marriage Index, > 1763-1900. > > 2. Certificate of Death Mary Caroline FULK, Register 10, page 116, Macon > County Court House, Decatur, Macon County, IllinoisMary Caroline (Drake) > Fulk. > > 3. Marriage date/location Amos J. FULK and Susanna LANE, Page 132, Office of > the County Clerk, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. > > 4. Certificate of Death Susanna FULK, Register 5, page 432, Macon County > Court House, Decatur, Macon County, IllinoisSusanna (Lane) Fulk. > > 5. Marriage date/location Robert REED and Lydie B. FULKS, Page 47 License > #1554, Office of the County Clerk, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <heartsweetnana@adelphia.net> > To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > > > While we have so much interest going on with the site maybe we should have > a roll call of names we are researching in Macon Co. I have SMITH, BURKE, > WEAVER, FULK/FOULK, PASLEY, HILL, MOREY, EDWARDS. AND ANYONE WHO LIVED IN > BOODY AS I HAVE FOUND I AM RELATED TO ALL OF THEM WHO LIVED THERE BETWEEN > 1880 AND 1950'S. > > Helen in Idaho > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

> You mentioning the old oak wall phones brought back memories. When I first moved to Boody in 1945 that was the phone we had. There were 13 people on our line. Boy it was hard to make a call with so many on it. My Aunt Sally Matthews was on the line and used to listen to every conversation. ha When they replaced those phones I remember there was someone there in Boody who had all of them up in the hay loft of their barn. I too would love to have one of them now. We also had a huge lilac bush and I never forgot the wonderful smell. When we moved to Idaho in 1977 I planted a 50 foot hedge of lilacs and they are about 20 feet tall now. Boy do they perfume the air in May. Takes me right back to Boody. > From: Bcookiegma@cs.com > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 05:32:36 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILMACON] The Inter Urban train & the Maroa telephone operator Building > > Does anyone remember the old Inter-Urban train. I rode it as a child from > Decatur to Maroa, IL and loved it. The tracks were still in Maroa for many years. > When my dad was in the service my mother Ella Mae (MARSH) HIMES, > my sister Patricia Rose HIMES(we lost her to a car accident in Michigan in > 1975 a drunk teenage driver hit her car) and I would got to Maroa on it then go > to the little brick Telephone operator building and have her call my > grandparents Herb & Janie Mae(STOGSDILL) MARSH to come into Maroa and get us. > I loved grandma's old oak wall telephone & party line. What I wouldn't give > for that old oak wall phone now. I spent all my holidays and summer vacations > with my grandparents on the old farm. I was the oldest grandchild by 6 years. > My mother married at 16 so my grandparents were still young when I was a child. > I was almost 50 when I lost the last grandparent. I remember and cherish > those memories of my grandparents. The scent of Roses and Lilacs remind me of > grandmother's yard and gardens. She had wonderful strawberries from one of her two > big gardens everyyear. > How I loved those juicy strawberry biscuit shortcakes. Strawberries from the > store have no juice anymore. I had an uncles and aunts on both sides not much > older than I. There were 7 children in my mother's family and 10 in my dads. I > only had one sibling Patrica Rose HIMES. I miss her to this day. Its been > nearly 29 years since we lost her. > I have loved family history since very young child entertaining myself in > grandpa MARSH's old storeroom upstairs with all the photos and old books. Being 6 > years older than my sister or any other grandchildren I played alone and > entertained myself with history. I remember tiptoeing past storeroom hallway wall > with the large old framed hand drawn charcoal picture of my 2nd great > grandfather John MARSH,(son of Jesse MARSH I & Ann (SLOAN) MARSH), as an old man with > those starring eyes and his little starry eyed dog. > I loved the old tin-type color picture of my great-grandfather,son of John > MARSH & Henrietta Jane (SHERMAN) MARSH), Jesse MARSH II with his blue eyes when > he was young. > Jesse MARSH I 's grandmother Ann SLOAN was born in Ireland. > Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in TX > P. S. Searching- HIMES, MARSH, SHERMAN, FRAZEE, SLOAN, STOGSDILL, LEATHERS, > MCCORMACK, MCCORMICK, MCCOMMACK, MELTON, MONTGALL, MASSY, BESS, BEST, ELMORE, > ELAM, ELMORE, WALKERand many related & allied surnames. My ancestors were in > central & south central Illinois early. > Some by 1820. They came to PIATT, MACON, DEWITT, MCLEAN, CHAMPAIGN, SHELBY, > CHRISTIAN, BOND, FAYETTE, MONTGOMERY, WAYNE, CLAY and other counties in > Illinois. > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > >

Well, hello "cous' by marriage"! I'm so grateful for the interest we all showed in Decatur! See, our meanderings have led us to Shelby and Moultrie Counties! I'm working on my step-dad's genealogy as well. Don't have much since I just started on it, but I do have something on the John Chesshire line. It was taken from the book, Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois (1891). Have you seen the article? If not, I'll gladly retype it for you. My step-dad, Bob Campbell, has a great copy of the book, but due to its age, I've wrapped it up and it stays in Decatur. Why I didn't go buy some floppies back when I typed the articles is beyond me. I just brought home the printed sheets of the Chesshire and Campbell lines. John and Ruth (Lupton) Chesshire are the parents of eight children: Frances, Jane, Rachael, Lucinda, Sarah A. and Michael W. If you don't have the article, let me know and I'll post it. Jane G.

The Morey's in Fayette Co. were my grandfather, Ed Morey's family. Henry A. Morey and Morris Morey were his grandfather and father. Helen in Idaho > > From: Bcookiegma@cs.com > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 04:59:03 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] MOREY & ELAM > > In case this helps there were MOREY related to ELAM in Bond Co, IL early. > I have two direct lines of ELAM from my 2nd great-grandmother Sabra Charlotte > (ELAM) ELMORE's (both) parents Thomas ELAM & Elizabeth (ELAM) ELAM > my 3rd greats from BOND, Fayette and Montgomery Co, IL early. > Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in TX > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

> My Aunt Dot Schenck worked at the lunch couner at Kreske's dime store for years. Helen in Idaho > From: Bcookiegma@cs.com > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 04:34:19 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Steak n Shake & dimestore the resturants, and photo machines > > My grandmother Janie (STOGSILL) MARSH of Argenta, IL favorite place to eat > was the STEAK n SHAKE in Decatur until the day she died in 1988. > I loved the dimestore resturants and counters. > The Walgreens resturant was good, I loved their ice cream and chocolate > sundaes. > I think the Kreske(can't remember how to spell it) dimestore had a counter > also. > I can still remember those dimestore hot dogs with relish and mustard. > It's a wonder we didn't get food poisoning. > We loved to get our pictures taken in those photo booths with curtains in the > dimestores. I still have photos of me as a child and older from those old > photo booths. > Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in TX > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

Beverly, Is Bob Woodcock still alive? He was my brother Don Smith's best friend when they were kids. Helen in Idaho > > From: Bcookiegma@cs.com > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 04:23:37 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Jane in OK > > Jane, > I get homesick for Illinois sometimes, especially in the autumn when all > those beautiful Illinois fall colors appear. Our children could not believe the > black soil when we took them to Illinois for the first time. They were used to > red dirt. > My uncle Bob & aunt Carol WOODCOCK lived in Boody, IL for until a few years > ago. > I loved riding the buses and to the transfer house as a child. > I was born in my 2nd great-grandpa John MARSH red brick two-story homestead > farmhouse east of Maroa, IL. that he built in the 1860s. He built a log cabin > there first. My uncle found traces of the old log cabin when planting trees > there. > He helps his son with a landscaping business part time. My grandparents MARSH > moved to Argenta, IL when they retired and uncle Pete moved to the farm. > An uncle lives in the brick home now. My folks moved to 345 N. 25th St. in > Decatur, IL.and then to Vandalia, IL. then Maroa, IL again then to Albuquerque, > New Mexico. > I graduated form Maroa High 1957. > Do you know anyone from Maroa, Argenta or Vandalia, IL? > My husband and I moved in 2002 from New Mexico to Wichita Falls, Texas which > is not far from Walters, Oklahoma. > Our son-in-law's family live in Waurika, Oklahoma. One of our daughter went > to Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK and the other to Oklahoma State > University in Stillwater, OK. One is a teacher here in Texas. > Beverly Jane (HIMES) BARGER > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > >

Carl: My Burkes are as follows: This is just my direct line.. Adaline Emma Burke [My grandmother] She was born 3 Nov 1859 in Macon Co. and married Millard Theodore Smith. Her father was John H. Burke, b. 29 Mar 1835 in Macon co., His father was Micajah Major Burke, b. 6 Apr 1804 in VA. His father was John Burke b. abt 1878 in Ireland. I have a lot of other info on the Burkes, siblings , etc. Helen in Idaho > > From: "Carl W. Ward" <carlwward1@charter.net> > Date: 2004/01/17 Sat AM 01:22:27 PST > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > Helen, > May I ask the names and time period of you BURKEs in that area? > Carl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <heartsweetnana@adelphia.net> > To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > > > While we have so much interest going on with the site maybe we should have > a roll call of names we are researching in Macon Co. I have SMITH, BURKE, > WEAVER, FULK/FOULK, PASLEY, HILL, MOREY, EDWARDS. AND ANYONE WHO LIVED IN > BOODY AS I HAVE FOUND I AM RELATED TO ALL OF THEM WHO LIVED THERE BETWEEN > 1880 AND 1950'S. > > Helen in Idaho > > > > > > From: "Marymartha Sterling" <mms274@midwest.net> > > > Date: 2004/01/16 Fri PM 10:04:43 PST > > > To: ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > > > > > The school that was next to Roosevelt Jr. High was called Gasman. Don't > know > > > went they torn it down tho. > > > Frances > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gail Driggs" <gddriggs@cox.net> > > > To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:51 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > > > > > > > > > Call the Durfee school at it's listed number and ask them what the > > > situation > > > > is. Was the old Durfee next to Roosevelt Jr. High? I went to Garfield > and > > > > Roosevelt.. If it is that schoold I think it was torn down because it > > > > wasn't up to safety codes. I remember the fire escape being a slide > in a > > > > tube at the side of the building. It looked like fun but not terribly > > > safe. > > > > > > > > Gail Dorsey Driggs > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <TSQAIR@aol.com> > > > > To: <ILMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:34 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [ILMACON] Durfee School > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well I'm confused after watching this dialog. H. B. Durfee Grade > School > > > > was > > > > > where I went to K thru 6 in the 50's. It's address was 1222 E. Grand > > > Ave. > > > > The > > > > > school and it's playgrounds occupied an entire city block at the > corner > > > of > > > > E. > > > > > Grand Ave. and N. Jasper St. I have a 2000-2001 Decatur telephone > book > > > > which > > > > > gives this address. However, the Decatur Public Schools web-site > gives a > > > > Durfee > > > > > Magnate School at 1000 W. Grand Ave.which is way out west and a long > way > > > > from > > > > > the H. B. Durfee Elementary School that I attended. They don't list > any > > > > school > > > > > on E. Grand. My guess is that they abandoned the old school recently > and > > > > > moved the name to a newer facility out west. I think the old school > is > > > > still > > > > > standing but maybe not in use. In the 2001 telephone book the school > at > > > > 1000 W. > > > > > Grand was Garfield El. School. I recall Garfield as being a much > newer > > > > than > > > > > Durfee, like maybe the 40's as opposed to Durfee being built in > probably > > > > the 1900's > > > > > or the teens. Interesting conversation. > > > > > > > > > > Gary Lamb > > > > > Plano,TX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > > > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > > > To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: > > > ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > > > To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: > > > ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: > ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: > ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macon County ILGenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/ > >

The names ring a bell, but I don't remember the kids. Jane

Helen, I forgot to tell you that I hope you keep your good memories of the Boody turnoff corner. The store lot is now full of small implements along the construction line with backhoes, etc. You almost miss the turnoff. The Patrofka's have taken over the southeast corner as well as the southwest corner for their car lot too. I hate looking at the corner and at night almost miss the road to turn off to go to the farm! Jane

I may seem to be "pitching" the Decatur Genealogical Society of which I am a member, but I just want everyone to know how reasonable it is to join and well worth far more than it costs. Membership is only $15 a year. You'll enjoy the quarterlies and you can post in them, as well as have your surnames of interest posted. Then, if you have them do genealogy on a line for you, it costs you a $10 donation! I can't begin to tell you how much info I have gotten for my donations! The genealogist sent me typed family group sheets and copies of the obits, etc. I always received so much info that I donated a few extra dollars. Things that I hadn't found from afar, they had at their fingertips. As I've said before, you can't beat the price! I'll see what I can find for you on the Agee trail from my at-home library. Give me a couple of days. Jane

Cheryl, you are right. I can remember my mother and grandmother both wishing the Decatur "fathers" would smarten up and build the mall downtown. It's really sad to see how much it deteriorated. I didn't got to the Lincoln Lounge this past summer, but my brother kept bringing me gyro sandwiches from there that were great. What is it with me and food these days? Must be the diet! Jane PS: And you are right, it isn't a very big mall at all, but without going to Springfield, it is all they have.

Dave, Are your HUNTER related to HUNTER or HIMES of Fayette Co, IL? Beverly