This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Booth, Smith, Yancy, Behymer, Butler, Chamberlain, Doran, Emerson, Edwards, Gorton, Greene, Gray, Holmes, Hull, Murshall, Nichol, Rowand, Shehonee, Shelly, Sykes, Allen, Alkire, Baker, Bright, Bowers, Brown, Bimson, Churchill, Childers, Clark, Curlis, etc Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kg.2ADI/1767 Message Board Post: BARRY ADAGE NEWSPAPER, BARRY, PIKE CO. ILLINOIS, Thursday, August 23, 1900 Pike County’s Pioneers Will Meet in Pittsfield The pioneers of Pike county will gather in Pittsfield on Thursday next, and many of their children and grandchildren will be with them to once more hear tales of early times, which to them are always interesting. Of course, Barry will be well represented. The following is a list of those who live in Barry township who are 70 years old and over, and who have been in the state forty years and over: NINETY YEARS AND OVER: Age/ Years in Illinois Mrs. Jane Booth 100 55 Nathaniel Smith 90 63 Mrs. Catherine Yancy 91 51 EIGHTY YEARS AND OVER Solomon Behymer 80 46 Wm. Butler 88 56 A.G. Chamberlain 80 55 Mrs. Doran 86 53 Osmy Emerson 88 61 Joseph Edwards 81 56 Mrs. Gorton 80 61 P.D.S. Greene 85 63 Thomas Gray 88 61 Mrs. Amanda Gray 85 62 Mrs. Thomas Gray 80 61 Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes 82 44 David Hull 88 71 Simon Hull 80 46 Mrs. Isabel Murshall 80 61 Mrs. Melvina Nichol 80 57 J.S. Rowand 87 44 W.B. Shehonee 84 61 Mrs. Ira Shelly 82 69 James Sykes 81 65 BETWEEN 70 AND 80 James B. Allen 73 52 Barton Alkire 73 58 Jack Baker 72 71 Wm. Bright 76 46 Mrs. Wm. Bright 75 46 Mrs. Amy Behymer 74 46 Henry Bowers 76 50 Mrs. Laurison Brown 76 63 Mrs. Bimson 75 55 Samuel Brown 78 45 Mrs. G. Chamberlain 73 70 Mrs. Mariah Churchill 71 48 Edwin Churchill 72 43 Mr. Childers 75 73 Mrs. Mariah Clark 72 61 Wesley Curlis 76 48 Mrs. Curlis 71 48 Wm. W. Clark 75 44 J.J. Drummond 74 45 James Davis 72 44 Mrs. Devins 75 51? Mrs. Cassie Dewell 73 63 Mrs. Jess Ellington 79 56 Joseph Greene 77 64 Mrs. Greene 75 60 Thomas Gorton 79 63 Burton Gray 78 70 Mrs. Jane Hadsell 78 66 Wm. Hartshorn 74 61 Mrs. A.C. Hollembeak 74 46 David Holton 76 65 Robert Howlett 73 33? Homer V. Harris 79 61 Jack Jennings 74 64 Mrs. Nancy Jackson 72 64 James Likes 73 70 Mrs. Lucy McAtee? 79 70 Mrs. John Mallery 77 40 Mrs. Nancy Mason 72 55? Mrs. Paulina Rippey 75 70 Richard St. John 78 66 Mrs. Mary St. John 73 71 Mrs. Susan Spencer 78 64 James Smith 74 45 Mrs. Smith 75 45 Mrs. Sewal 74 61 Mrs. Rachel Sweet 71 53 Mrs. Shehonee 79 61 Mrs. Sarah Shuhart 71 64 James Terry 72 52 Mrs. Clarinda Walker 79 54 Ed Williams 73 42 Mrs. A.C. Wike 73 63 Mrs. Jerusha Wike 73 73