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/ > >