Jacob Kratz in Lacon, 1860 - age 39, born in Bayern, general laborer residing with the James Jenkins family. Also in the 1870 census for Marshall Co. at Hopewell is a Jacob Pursel, age 66, born in New Jersey, wife Mary and sons Robert and Lewis. Hopewell had a Lacon mailing address at that time. Illinois Death Records Index 1916-1950 PURSELL JOLEEN I F/W UNK 0039675 1945-10-25 PEORIA PEORIA - - PURSELL THEODORE M/W UNK 0720364 1932-08-04 PEORIA BRIMFIELD TWP 32-08-04 PURSELL THOMAS M/W Y-77 0018142 1935-04-21 PEORIA LIMESTONE ----- Original Message ----- From: <JulieBskt@aol.com> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:52 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] 1860 CROTZ entries > I found a handful, but by no means maybe all, the entries for a CROTZ in 1860 > Marshall or Peoria Cos Illinois. > > CHARLES, LEWIS and WILLIAM CROTZ of Peoria Co Richwoods and Logan twps were > too young...all in their mid 30s. > > Jacob CROTZ of Peoria Co, Chillicothe caught my eye...page 471....as he was > in the same twp as Thomas, Amy Purcell and Ann Crotz...and Ezra Ridgeway > family. However, he was married (age 45 with a housefull of kids) > > BUT....then I looked for any body in Marshall Co and found a Jacob Kratz > page page 103 of Lacon (sp) township I don't have access to that entry and you > may need somebody to look it up for you. > > It is possible, that Ann married the FATHER of the Jacob Crotz in Peoria Co > and they moved there to be near his son...OR..she may just have moved there > with her son, Thomas (aka Purcell Purcell)....but in any case...the Marshall Co > Jacob Kratz should be checked out. > > Gotta go...hubby is calling to load the car. > > I'm on digest version, so I won't get any responses until the list in digest > form comes out. > > Julie T > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >