I have never heard of Bostick Cemetery. But according to a book put out by the Montgomery Co Genealogical Society with listings of 4 Irving cemeteries, Ezra Bostick is buried in McCord (aka Old Bear Creek) Cemetery. On page 10 for McCord Cemetery there is a listing of Veteran's Honor Roll. EZRA BOSTICK is listed as dying 1 ____ 1843. The following has an interesting observation of EZRA BOSTICK and is from an article found in the 1873 Hillsboro Democrat, "Log Cabin Hillsboro" by Judge Hiram Rountree entitled "Linn Knoll Settlers". Benjamin ROSE, having made a settlement at the "Linn Knoll", or near Brush Creek, other settlers soon flocked in, including George H. ANDERSON, Robert MANN, his son, John (all of these are dead now) Mark RUTLEDGE, who lives now near Audubon, William KNIGHT, John BOSTICK, James GRANTHAM, James WILEY, --all estimable men. All are gone now except Mark RUTLEDGE. George H. ANDERSON's family was quite large. All that are left of his family are William, John, and George ANDERSON, Mrs. Wm. LINXWILER, and Mrs. TURNER, many of whom reside in Christian county and all worthy sons and daughters of a worthy sire. Mr. ANDERSON's wife was a daughter of Robert MANN, who is also long since dead. His son, Robert MANN, died early, leaving several children, of whom Robert MANN resides among us, as well as the wife of Esquire BURNS of Hillsboro and Henry MANN, of near Donnellson. Like the father, Robert MANN, John MANN was a good, intelligent, upright man. We believe John MANN had one other daughter, whose name we cannot now remember, and that she lives now in Bond county. William KNIGHT, with his wife and most of his family, is now dead, and we believe he leaves only his sons, John and Lowry KNIGHT, of Irving. John BOSTICK and his aged father, EZRA BOSTICK, the later of whom fought in the battles of the Revolution, have also gone to their long home. James WILEY too has gone home, as well as his father, Aquilla WILEY, and nearly all the members of the older branch of the WILEY family are dead, though all leave descendants among us, and, what is remarkable in a family, their name is a passport for them, in this section. No one questions the integrity of their name. How the thoughts of other years roll up the early scenes of simplicity and sincerity. Speaking of EZRA BOSTICK recalls one of the first pairs of cruthces we saw in this section, in the hands of that patriot, soldier and patriarch, EZRA BOSTICK, who in his later years, needed their support. _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa

Sorry, I had a senior moment :-) when I wrote Bostick Cemetery.. It is indeed McCord Cemetery. It is certainly looking better now that work is well underway on cleaning it up. Wouldn't it be nice to have a marker at the cemetery for Ezra? Linda Barricklow-Collins ----- Original Message ----- From: "June Hefley" <june_hefley@hotmail.com> To: <ILMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:57 AM Subject: [ILMONTGO] Re: Bostick Cemetery > I have never heard of Bostick Cemetery. But according to a book put out by > the Montgomery Co Genealogical Society with listings of 4 Irving cemeteries, > Ezra Bostick is buried in McCord (aka Old Bear Creek) Cemetery. On page 10 > for McCord Cemetery there is a listing of Veteran's Honor Roll. EZRA > BOSTICK is listed as dying 1 ____ 1843. > > The following has an interesting observation of EZRA BOSTICK and is from an > article found in the 1873 Hillsboro Democrat, "Log Cabin Hillsboro" by Judge > Hiram Rountree entitled "Linn Knoll Settlers". > > Benjamin ROSE, having made a settlement at the "Linn Knoll", or near Brush > Creek, other settlers soon flocked in, including George H. ANDERSON, Robert > MANN, his son, John (all of these are dead now) Mark RUTLEDGE, who lives now > near Audubon, William KNIGHT, John BOSTICK, James GRANTHAM, James WILEY, > --all estimable men. All are gone now except Mark RUTLEDGE. > > George H. ANDERSON's family was quite large. All that are left of his family > are William, John, and George ANDERSON, Mrs. Wm. LINXWILER, and Mrs. TURNER, > many of whom reside in Christian county and all worthy sons and daughters of > a worthy sire. Mr. ANDERSON's wife was a daughter of Robert MANN, who is > also long since dead. His son, Robert MANN, died early, leaving several > children, of whom Robert MANN resides among us, as well as the wife of > Esquire BURNS of Hillsboro and Henry MANN, of near Donnellson. Like the > father, Robert MANN, John MANN was a good, intelligent, upright man. We > believe John MANN had one other daughter, whose name we cannot now remember, > and that she lives now in Bond county. > > William KNIGHT, with his wife and most of his family, is now dead, and we > believe he leaves only his sons, John and Lowry KNIGHT, of Irving. > > John BOSTICK and his aged father, EZRA BOSTICK, the later of whom fought in > the battles of the Revolution, have also gone to their long home. > > James WILEY too has gone home, as well as his father, Aquilla WILEY, and > nearly all the members of the older branch of the WILEY family are dead, > though all leave descendants among us, and, what is remarkable in a family, > their name is a passport for them, in this section. No one questions the > integrity of their name. > > How the thoughts of other years roll up the early scenes of simplicity and > sincerity. Speaking of EZRA BOSTICK recalls one of the first pairs of > cruthces we saw in this section, in the hands of that patriot, soldier and > patriarch, EZRA BOSTICK, who in his later years, needed their support. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy > patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa > > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Montgomery County Genealogical Society was formed in 1978 and its holdings are housed at the Litchfield Carnegie Public Library in Litchfield IL.P.O. Box 212, Litchfield, IL 62056-0212 > >