Eliza McKown was married to Alanson Bouton on Jan. 5, 1854. Mr. Bouton died July 3, 1868 and their only child, Miss Minnie, still lives at home with her mother. Amanda McKown married Isaac Crowe and now lives in Toulon, Ill.; her children are: Wm. Crowe of Iowa, Mrs. Ella Moss of Jubilee and Mrs. Jennie Smith of Toulon. Hugh McKown married Lizzie Bouton on March 29, 1864 and died April 8, 1874. Their children are Mrs. Lena Miller; Emma (deceased); Alanson B., living in Iowa; Mrs. Lois Beall and Mrs. Stella Graves. Levi McKown married Jane German and they are now living at Elmwood, Ill. Their children are: Mrs. Allie Carter, William, Lewis, Albert, Bessie, Frank, Edith and Eldon. Mary McKown married Hiram Bronson, both of them now dead; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Archibald is living in Iowa and a son, Mark, went to the Phillippines some years ago and has not been heard from. Cynthia McKown married Malchiah Mendell and she is still living in Kansas, although now critically ill. She has six children: Mrs. Mary Gadberry of Russell, Kan.; Mrs. Ida Bowman of Moran, Kan.; Luther A. of Gorham, Kan.; Eliza H. of Russell, Kan.; and Iva L. of Russell, Kan. (Mrs. Mendell died April 18, 1911, and was buried in the Russell Cemetery). Mrs. Bouton is probably the oldest settler now in this locality. She remembers the building of the first school house, the coming of the Slane family from Kickapoo, also the coming of the Blanchards, the coming of Mr. Stevens, the building of the first Morrow store, the staking out of the original village in 1837, the building of the first Presbyterian Church, where Cheesman Bros. Store now stands and has been familiar with practically all of Princeville's history. She also remembers the starting of the cemetery out on the Northwest hill and can tell of the burials in the South woods for a few years before that. There were many hardships during these early years that the people of today know nothing about, but along with the hardships there were many pleasant happenings. Best of all was the old spirit of hospitality and ever readiness to help friends.

Hi Sandra, Wow!! This is Great, I really appreciate you giving me all this information on my White and McKown Families this is wonderful. Most of it I don't have.Thanks! Thanks for the time it took to find and type it up. If you find more family inf. I would love to have it. THANKS Again, Regards, Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Weber" <marana@charter.net> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] McKown Family, cont. > Eliza McKown was married to Alanson Bouton on Jan. 5, 1854. Mr. Bouton died July 3, 1868 and their only child, Miss Minnie, still lives at home with her mother. > > Amanda McKown married Isaac Crowe and now lives in Toulon, Ill.; her children are: Wm. Crowe of Iowa, Mrs. Ella Moss of Jubilee and Mrs. Jennie Smith of Toulon. > > Hugh McKown married Lizzie Bouton on March 29, 1864 and died April 8, 1874. Their children are Mrs. Lena Miller; Emma (deceased); Alanson B., living in Iowa; Mrs. Lois Beall and Mrs. Stella Graves. > > Levi McKown married Jane German and they are now living at Elmwood, Ill. Their children are: Mrs. Allie Carter, William, Lewis, Albert, Bessie, Frank, Edith and Eldon. > > Mary McKown married Hiram Bronson, both of them now dead; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Archibald is living in Iowa and a son, Mark, went to the Phillippines some years ago and has not been heard from. > > Cynthia McKown married Malchiah Mendell and she is still living in Kansas, although now critically ill. She has six children: Mrs. Mary Gadberry of Russell, Kan.; Mrs. Ida Bowman of Moran, Kan.; Luther A. of Gorham, Kan.; Eliza H. of Russell, Kan.; and Iva L. of Russell, Kan. (Mrs. Mendell died April 18, 1911, and was buried in the Russell Cemetery). > > Mrs. Bouton is probably the oldest settler now in this locality. She remembers the building of the first school house, the coming of the Slane family from Kickapoo, also the coming of the Blanchards, the coming of Mr. Stevens, the building of the first Morrow store, the staking out of the original village in 1837, the building of the first Presbyterian Church, where Cheesman Bros. Store now stands and has been familiar with practically all of Princeville's history. She also remembers the starting of the cemetery out on the Northwest hill and can tell of the burials in the South woods for a few years before that. There were many hardships during these early years that the people of today know nothing about, but along with the hardships there were many pleasant happenings. Best of all was the old spirit of hospitality and ever readiness to help friends. > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Cheryl Rothwell, LoganCty@mindspring.com > >