Thanks Jon for the updates on the Abney family. Hope you know that we all appreciate your help with relatives from Saline County. Without you, many of us would never fill in the blanks on our families. You are one in a million and deserve a special tribute and toast. So l am asking all who read this message to send you a Thanks and tribute. Judy

Jon, I'm wondering if you might know where the Curran District of 1850's(Saline Co) would be located? A gal told me once where it was, but I didn't do a good job of locating it. Thanks, Kathleen Gloyne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Musgrave" <jon.musgrave@mchsi.com> To: <ilsaline@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:01 PM Subject: [ILSALINE] Abney Cemetery > Ed and others, > > I don't know if Abney Cemetery is still there as there's been a lot of > strip > mining in this area, but it shows up on the 1981 topo maps as in Section > 35, > Township 8 South, Range 5 East, which is part of Brushy Township west of > Harrisburg and north of Route 13 and about a mile southeast of Harco. > > The cemetery is in the NE SW 35-8e-5s, which was first patented by Henry > Abney on Dec. 9, 1851. > > Abney patented four tracts to the west and northwest in neighboring > sections. > -- SWNW 27-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 > -- NWSW 34-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 > -- SWNW 34-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 > -- NWSE 27-8s-5e on Dec. 14, 1852 > > Here's a link to the topo map which shows the cemetery at Terraserver - > http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=16&X=892&Y=10457&W=3& > qs=%7charco%7cil%7c > > The Abney family is mentioned in W. S. Blackman's, "The Boy of Battle > Ford" > which is all goes well will be reprinted later this fall. > > Sincerely, > > > Jon Musgrave > IllinoisHistory.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILSALINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Correction on the cemetery location. It's Section 35, Township 8 SOUTH and Range 5 EAST. I mixed up the directions. Jon -----Original Message----- From: ilsaline-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilsaline-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jon Musgrave Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 4:02 PM To: ilsaline@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILSALINE] Abney Cemetery

Ed and others, I don't know if Abney Cemetery is still there as there's been a lot of strip mining in this area, but it shows up on the 1981 topo maps as in Section 35, Township 8 South, Range 5 East, which is part of Brushy Township west of Harrisburg and north of Route 13 and about a mile southeast of Harco. The cemetery is in the NE SW 35-8e-5s, which was first patented by Henry Abney on Dec. 9, 1851. Abney patented four tracts to the west and northwest in neighboring sections. -- SWNW 27-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 -- NWSW 34-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 -- SWNW 34-8s-5e on Feb. 11, 1851 -- NWSE 27-8s-5e on Dec. 14, 1852 Here's a link to the topo map which shows the cemetery at Terraserver - http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=16&X=892&Y=10457&W=3& qs=%7charco%7cil%7c The Abney family is mentioned in W. S. Blackman's, "The Boy of Battle Ford" which is all goes well will be reprinted later this fall. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com

Judy, I'm not Ed, but thanks for the articles as I think this Abney is an ancestor. However, the date for the second article is incorrect. Saline County didn't have any newspapers in 1847. Should it be 1887? Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: ilsaline-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilsaline-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BOB WRIGHT Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:55 PM To: ilsaline@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSALINE] Where are they buried? ED Hope this helps. [parts cut] THE HARRISBURG CHRONICLE- TRIBUNE Friday, Oct. 28,1881 "Died-at his residence in Bushy precinct on the 17th last, Abner Abney, aged 85 years and 11 months. Mr. Abney was well known to people of Saline County, as he was one of the first and most prominent settlers in the country. He migrated from N. C. to Illinois in 1817 and located on the farm upon which he died. He was successful in business, raised a large and respectable family of children, lived an exemplary life and died esteemed by all who knew him." Harrisburg Chronicle-Tribune Oct. 18, 1847 "Abner Abney and John Garner came into Bushy at a very early day. Mr. Abney killed a number of bear within sight of his cabin. Both he and Garner were men of considerable wealth and by loaning money, assisted many of their neighbors to enter their homes. Mr. Abney was a devout and consistent Christian, lived to a very advanced age and now sleeps in his family cem., the most beautiful and best kept in the county, on the land where he first settled. He left a large number of decendants, most of whom live near where the Abney neighborhood was first started. Hon. A. G. Abney, late County Judge of this County. and L. W. Abney late Postmaster at Harrisburg were grandsons of Abner Abney." SOURCE: courtesy of Betty Pickens Phillips

ED Hope this helps. 1830 Census, Saline, Gallatin, Illinois, Roll M19-22. Page 290. Abner Abney with family of 110222-112101. 1 male 0 to 5, 1 male 5 to 10, 2 males 15 to 20, 2 males 20 to 30, 2 males 30 to 40. 1 female 0 to 5, 1 female 5 to 10, 2 females 10 to 15, 1 female 15 to 20, 1 female 30 to 40, (living between Nancy Grissum? 02-01001, then Larkin Stricklin and John Durran 000001-001001. 1840 Census, Gallatin County, Illinois; Abner Abney with family of 34000010000000011100. Order these families listed are; Jackson Abney, William Strickland, James Strickland, John Garner, Abner Abney, Harmon Strickland, then Esther Patterson. 1850 U.S. Census, Saline County, Illinois Page: town of Saline Precinct, p. 60/30B, dwelling 35, family 35; film M432-127 Abner ABNER, age 53, farmer, real estate value $2500, born in South Carolina. THE HARRISBURG CHRONICLE- TRIBUNE Friday, Oct. 28,1881 "Died-at his residence in Bushy precinct on the 17th last, Abner Abney, aged 85 years and 11 months. Mr. Abney was well known to people of Saline County, as he was one of the first and most prominent settlers in the country. He migrated from N. C. to Illinois in 1817 and located on the farm upon which he died. He was successful in business, raised a large and respectable family of children, lived an exemplary life and died esteemed by all who knew him." Harrisburg Chronicle-Tribune Oct. 18, 1847 "Abner Abney and John Garner came into Bushy at a very early day. Mr. Abney killed a number of bear within sight of his cabin. Both he and Garner were men of considerable wealth and by loaning money, assisted many of their neighbors to enter their homes. Mr. Abney was a devout and consistent Christian, lived to a very advanced age and now sleeps in his family cem., the most beautiful and best kept in the county, on the land where he first settled. He left a large number of decendants, most of whom live near where the Abney neighborhood was first started. Hon. A. G. Abney, late County Judge of this County. and L. W. Abney late Postmaster at Harrisburg were grandsons of Abner Abney." SOURCE: courtesy of Betty Pickens Phillips Abner was also maarried to Patience Strickland , sister to my ancestor Rhoda Strickland who m. James M. Ritter. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Crabtree" <familyhistorian@kc.rr.com> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:42 PM Subject: [ILSALINE] Where are they buried? >I have several people who have died in Saline County but I do not know >where they are buried. Maybe some of you out there might know the details >on the following -- Please: > > Abner Abney, who died Oct 17, 1881 - married to Nancy Patterson > Henry Abney, who died May 15, 1856 - married to Jane Carson > John Wilson Abney, who died March 3, 1891 - married to Permelia Howe > > Stella Collins, who died 1926 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace > Irene Crabtree, who died 1973 - married to Joseph Neal Shires > > Ethel Hammack, who died Feb 8, 1922 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace > Permelia Howe, who died Jan 14, 1902 - married to John Wilson Abney > > Americus Kairnes/Karnes, who died May 5, 1911 - married to Harriett > Pemberton > > Myrtle Hurd Lewis, who died Aug 19, 1987 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace > > Rhoda Norman, who died 1855 - married to Paul Abney > > Delia Ann Pemberton, who died Mar 19, 1952 - unknown spouse > Harriett Pemberton, who died Dec 19, 1924 - married to Americus Kairnes > Joseph T Pemberton, who died June 24, 1907 - unknown spouse > William H.N. Pemberton, who died Dec 30, 1920 - unknown spouse > > James Shires, who died between 1870-1904 at the Poor Farm in Saline - > unknown spouse > Kenneth Shires, who died Jan 25, 1969 - married to Helen Stone > Nelson B. Shires, who died Mar 29, 1913 - married to Mary Ann Straub > > Thanks for any help. Just wanting to fill in some blank spaces in my > Saline Co. burial list. > > Ed Crabtree - Missouri, USA > familyhistorian@kc.rr.com > All outgoing messages checked by McAfee VirusScan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILSALINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have several people who have died in Saline County but I do not know where they are buried. Maybe some of you out there might know the details on the following -- Please: Abner Abney, who died Oct 17, 1881 - married to Nancy Patterson Henry Abney, who died May 15, 1856 - married to Jane Carson John Wilson Abney, who died March 3, 1891 - married to Permelia Howe Stella Collins, who died 1926 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace Irene Crabtree, who died 1973 - married to Joseph Neal Shires Ethel Hammack, who died Feb 8, 1922 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace Permelia Howe, who died Jan 14, 1902 - married to John Wilson Abney Americus Kairnes/Karnes, who died May 5, 1911 - married to Harriett Pemberton Myrtle Hurd Lewis, who died Aug 19, 1987 - married to Otis Goodman Wallace Rhoda Norman, who died 1855 - married to Paul Abney Delia Ann Pemberton, who died Mar 19, 1952 - unknown spouse Harriett Pemberton, who died Dec 19, 1924 - married to Americus Kairnes Joseph T Pemberton, who died June 24, 1907 - unknown spouse William H.N. Pemberton, who died Dec 30, 1920 - unknown spouse James Shires, who died between 1870-1904 at the Poor Farm in Saline - unknown spouse Kenneth Shires, who died Jan 25, 1969 - married to Helen Stone Nelson B. Shires, who died Mar 29, 1913 - married to Mary Ann Straub Thanks for any help. Just wanting to fill in some blank spaces in my Saline Co. burial list. Ed Crabtree - Missouri, USA familyhistorian@kc.rr.com All outgoing messages checked by McAfee VirusScan

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Hello, I just received word this morning from the printers concerning my new book, The Bloody Vendetta of Southern Illinois. It's now scheduled to ship Sept. 8, which I realize is later than I originally thought it would be. For those of you who pre-ordered know that the padded envelopes are already labeled and stuffed with the packing slips. All that's left is for me to autograph the books and insert them inside. They should go out within 24 hours after the books arrive and likely the same day. Since the books aren't quite here yet, I'm extending the pre-order special pricing another week through Sept. 7. Order before the books arrive and you will pay only the cover price. I'll cover the shipping and handling as well as the sales tax for Illinois residents. The book is an expansion of Milo Erwin's original 1876 account of the family feuding and Klan activity in Southern Illinois during the 1870s. To find more information on the 240-page, 6 x 9, paperback, or to order, go to www.IllinoisHistory.com/books/BloodyVendetta.html. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com Family Names in the Index of the Bloody Vendetta of Southern Illinois (2006) Abshear, Absher, Abshier, Adams, Addison, Aiken, Aikin, Akers, Akin, Albright, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Arms, Askew Baker, Ballou, Bandy, Barham, Barnett, Barr, Batts, Baxter, Beard, Beasley, Bell, Bennett, Benson, Bentley, Berkley, Beveridge, Biers, Bishop, Black, Blake, Blomquist, Bogart, Bolen, Bolin, Boline, Bouscher, Bowles, Bowling, Bramlett, Brandon, Bransen, Brethers, Brewer, Briley, Brown, Brush, Bullard, Bulliner, Bullington, Bundy, Burbridge, Burgess, Burlison, Burnett, Burton, Bush Cade, Cagle, Cagney, Calvert, Campbell, Canady, Canton, Cantrell, Cantrill, Cardwell, Carter, Cash, Cavens, Chapin, Chatham, Cheneworth, Chitty, Claraday, Clarady, Clark, Claunch, Clayton, Clemens, Clements, Clemison, Clifford, Coke, Colp, Conner, Cook, Corder, Council, Cover, Cox, Craig, Crain, Crandall, Crawford, Crenshaw, Crilley, Crisp, Crouch, Crow, Crozier, Culp, Curlee, Curtis Dagley, Davis, Dearing, Delaney, DeNeal, Dennison, Dickson, Dillon, Ditmore, Dobson, Doolin, Dowell, Drummons, Duckworth, Duff, Dunaway, Duncan, Dunn, Dyal Eason, Edrington, Edwards, Eller, Ellett, Ellis, Emerson, Ensminger, Erwin, Eskew, Esry, Eubanks Fain, Farmer, Ferguson, Ferrell, Fifer, Finney, Fisher, Fitzgerald, Fitzgerrell, Fitzgibbon, Flannigan, Fleming, Fletcher, Forrest, Foster, Fowler, Fozzard, Freiens, Friedline, Frohock, Fuller Gamble, Garrison, Gee, Gibbs, Ginn, Glide, Goddard, Goings, Goodall, Gossett, Gower, Gray, Greathouse, Grider, Griffee, Griffin, Grimes Hall, Halstead, Hampton, Hannah, Harpe, Harrell, Harrison, Hartwell, Hayes, Hedges, Henderson, Hendrickson, Henry, Henson, Herd, Herrin, Herring, Hick, Hickman, Hicks, Higgins, Hightower, Hill, Hilliard, Hinchcliff, Hindman, Hoblit, Hodges, Hogan, Holland, Horrell, Hostetter, Houston, Howard, Howell, Hubbard, Hubbs, Hudgens, Hundley, Hunter Impsen, Impson, Ireland Jack, Jacobs, Jeffreys, Jeffries, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Joplin, Jordan, Jourdan Kahn, Keaster, Keeland, Keeling, Kelley, Kelly, Kennedy, Kimmel, King, Kinsall, Kirkham, Land, Landrum, Lannlus, Latta, Lawler, Ledbetter, Lee, Lemma, Lewis, Lincoln, Linegar, Lipsy, Love, Lowe Mabry, Mackado, Maddox, Mandrel, Manier, Mann, Mark, Markum, Martin, Mason, McBride, McCarty, McClernand, McComb, McCowan, McDonald, McElhase, McFall, McGinnis, McHaney, McIntosh, McKee, McLean, McMahan, McNeill, McReynolds, Meece, Merideth, Miles, Miller, Mitchell, Moake, Mock, Moore, Morgan, Mosley, Moss, Moulton, Mulkey, Murphy, Murray, Musgrave, Musick, Myers Nance, Neal, Nelson, Newman, Newton, Nichols, Nolan, Norman, Norris O'Hara, O'Malley, O'Neal, Oberly, Odum, Ogden, Oglesby, Owen, Owl, Ozburn Palmer, Parker, Parks, Parsons, Payne, Peebels, Penny, Perry, Peterson, Phelps, Plasters, Plater, Pleasant, Poindexter, Porter, Poteete, Pratt, Prickett, Proctor, Pugh, Pully, Purdy Raglin, Ragsdale, Raines, Rains, Ramsey, Randolph, Ray, Reed, Renfro, Reynolds, Rice, Rich, Riddle, Ripley, Robertson, Robinson, Rod, Rogers, Rolan, Rollan, Rollin, Romage, Roosevelt, Ross, Rumage, Rummage, Russell, Ryder, Samuels, Sanders, Sansom, Saulsberry, Scates, Scoby, Shanklin, Shankton, Shields, Simmons, Simpkins, Sims, Singleton, Sisney, Smith, Smothers, Snider, Sommer, Sommers, Spain, Spaulding, Spence, Spencer, Springhardt, Stacey, Stagrur, Stancil, Stanhouse, Stanley, Stansell, Stewart, Stilley, Stilly, Stocks, Stoker, Stover, Streetz, Stripling, Summers, Swafford, Swain, Sweeney, Sweet, Sykes, Tate, Thedford, Thomas, Thomson, Tilghman, Tiner, Tippy, Todd, Tolbert, Towle, Townsend, Trammell, Trovillion, Tunster, Turnage, Turner, Tyler, Tyner Van Dorston, Vancil, Vaughn, Veach, Vickers, Waggoner, Walker, Wallace, Walters, Ward, Warders, Wascher, Washburn, Washum, Weaver, Wells, West, White, Wicks, Wilburn, Wilcot, Wilde, Wilhite, Willeford, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Young, Youngblood

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Does anyone know what happened to the Taborn-Evans families of Saline County? I haven't been able to track descendants as much as I'd like. My GGfatherwas Joseph Columbus Middleton. He married Nancy Katherine Evans. They moved to SE MO. He died of injuries and illness from the Civil War. Help anyone? Thanks, Katie Moon Discover the benefits of xanthones! Powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits found in the Mangosteen fruit. Start feeling better! Try Xango today! www.mymangosteen.com/NurseKatie

I also have relatives who worked in the mines at that time. Cresswell and Lancaster. I'd love to know more about the records. Thank you, Leanna Holdgraf ----- Original Message ----- From: STATOMB@aol.com<mailto:STATOMB@aol.com> To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 6:21 PM Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Parton Name in Store Record Book: Sometime back a message come through on the message board about a Store Record Book that someone had in their possession from Gallatin County, IL. by a Rev. Robert Reid at the Saline Mines. I'm not sure if it came through the Saline Co., Gallatin Co., or Williamson Co. IL. Who ever posted that message I would like to contact you. You had a lot of Partons named and their families in the post. My great Grandfather was Seaborn Banister Parton and my grandmother was Ida Parton Russell. Thank you, JoAnn

This is what the message said: A ledger has come into my possession from Gallatin County, IL. It has records of the store owned by the Rev. Robert Reid Family(my line) at Saline mines. In the back are records of the Parton/Partain Family. I am going to copy it as I believe the information may be of interest to someone on this Forum. It looks as thought it was copied from a family bible--or took the place of one. I will try to be as accurate as possible, but it is handwritten and sometimes difficult to read. I would appreciate some feedback and corrections, with your sources. I do not know how accurate this is as it was given to me by the sister of Carl Partain Born 26 Nov 1917 in Hardin Co. IL. and died c 2004. He was married to Mary Agnes Stanley Born 4 April 1920 in Gallatin Co. IL died Dec 1989 in Flora, IL. I don't know if there are any other names in the book. I wasn't too smart about copying this and didn't take down any information from the sender. But it has a lot of the family names of Banister Parton and would like to contact the person who e-mailed this. JoAnn Statom

Sometime back a message come through on the message board about a Store Record Book that someone had in their possession from Gallatin County, IL. by a Rev. Robert Reid at the Saline Mines. I'm not sure if it came through the Saline Co., Gallatin Co., or Williamson Co. IL. Who ever posted that message I would like to contact you. You had a lot of Partons named and their families in the post. My great Grandfather was Seaborn Banister Parton and my grandmother was Ida Parton Russell. Thank you, JoAnn

I don't think that was me, but I would be interested as well in whomever had those records. I found a reference from the 1930s and that suggested the two spinster sisters who may have been Reid's daughters had some records including those to one of the iron furnaces in Hardin County where their grandfather clerked. These two sisters either lived in Bowlesville or Saline Mines in southern Gallatin County. I'm not completely certain on the Reid name, but that sounds familiar. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: STATOMB@aol.com [mailto:STATOMB@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 6:21 PM To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Parton Name in Store Record Book: Sometime back a message come through on the message board about a Store Record Book that someone had in their possession from Gallatin County, IL. by a Rev. Robert Reid at the Saline Mines. I'm not sure if it came through the Saline Co., Gallatin Co., or Williamson Co. IL. Who ever posted that message I would like to contact you. You had a lot of Partons named and their families in the post. My great Grandfather was Seaborn Banister Parton and my grandmother was Ida Parton Russell. Thank you, JoAnn

Just wondered how far back these records go. I have Summers Ancestors that lived in Saline and Williamson Co. Phyllis Jon Musgrave <jon.musgrave@mchsi.com> wrote: I don't think that was me, but I would be interested as well in whomever had those records. I found a reference from the 1930s and that suggested the two spinster sisters who may have been Reid's daughters had some records including those to one of the iron furnaces in Hardin County where their grandfather clerked. These two sisters either lived in Bowlesville or Saline Mines in southern Gallatin County. I'm not completely certain on the Reid name, but that sounds familiar. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com -----Original Message----- From: STATOMB@aol.com [mailto:STATOMB@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 6:21 PM To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Parton Name in Store Record Book: Sometime back a message come through on the message board about a Store Record Book that someone had in their possession from Gallatin County, IL. by a Rev. Robert Reid at the Saline Mines. I'm not sure if it came through the Saline Co., Gallatin Co., or Williamson Co. IL. Who ever posted that message I would like to contact you. You had a lot of Partons named and their families in the post. My great Grandfather was Seaborn Banister Parton and my grandmother was Ida Parton Russell. Thank you, JoAnn --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

One that same note....My greatgrandfather was Ira Armstrong and worked for the mines....was his name listed? They lived in Harrisburg in the 20s and 30s.....I didn't know about the book....I am at a complete dead end on him and would love to ground some of the family stories! :) Thanks! Heather/Truckee, CA STATOMB@aol.com wrote: >Sometime back a message come through on the message board about a Store >Record Book that someone had in their possession from Gallatin County, IL. by a >Rev. Robert Reid at the Saline Mines. I'm not sure if it came through the Saline >Co., Gallatin Co., or Williamson Co. IL. Who ever posted that message I would >like to contact you. You had a lot of Partons named and their families in the >post. My great Grandfather was Seaborn Banister Parton and my grandmother was >Ida Parton Russell. Thank you, JoAnn > > > >

Hello, My new book, "The Bloody Vendetta of Southern Illinois" is at printers now and should be back the first week of September. It's an expanded and updated edition of Milo Erwin's writings on the Vendetta published in 1876 as part of his larger "History of Williamson County, Illinois." I've taken Erwin's chapters on criminals and the Bloody Vendetta and added additional materials on the Ku Klux Klan activities, trials that he didn't cover, and the trials and murders that took place after he wrote his book, or took place later in the 19th Century by the next generation of some of the families involved in the Vendetta. (Although this book doesn't focus on Logan Belt, this Klan activity relatively close to Hardin County probably helps explain how they were able to use it as a cover just a few years later.) The new book is a 6 x 9 trade paperback with 240 pages that's roughly half Erwin's 1876 account and half new material, including some connections between the murders and Klan activitities never before seen in print. Although Erwin wrote about the events as part of his history on Williamson County many of the killings and trials actually took place in Jackson County and the Klan seemed to have been led out of Franklin County. The major families involved included the Sisney, Henderson and Russell families on one side and the Crain, Bulliner and Hinchcliff families on the other side. Other individuals implicated in the violence included Samuel Musick, Allen Baker, James Norris, Timothy Cagle, William Spence, Wesley Council, David Pleasant, and Gordon "Texas Jack" Clifford. Victims of the Klan included the Vancil, Carter and Maddox families in particular. The book also lists members of the Klan arrested and tried as well as others who attended some of the public meetings. It also covers how the Franklin County sheriff used "lead poisoning" as a means to rid the county of the Klan as part of a successful attempt to infiltrate the Klan and set up an ambush. Because I tried to tie up some of the loose ends and provided additional information that Erwin left there are also chapters on the Aiken Gang which terrorized the region during the Civil War and the hiliariously inept Jennings Gang of Oklahoma whose leaders grew up in Marion during the Vendetta. The book is fully indexed, and includes hundreds of names. This spate of violence mostly in the decade following the Civil War in the early to mid 1870s is best remembered as the first chapter in Paul Angle's Bloody Williamson. If you enjoy reading about the region's sordid past and the efforts by local leaders to clean up the region, you should enjoy this book. The book is priced at $14.95 and I'm doing a PRE-ORDER SPECIAL for orders made before the end of August. Any PRE-ORDER will receive FREE SHIPPING and I'll cover the sales tax for Illinois residents. To order securely online go to www.IllinoisHistory.com/books/bloodyvendetta.html That page also includes a list of family names found in the index of the book. You can also order with a check or money order made out to IllinoisHistory.com and sent through the mail to this address: IllinoisHistory.com PO Box 1142 Marion IL 62959 Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com

Just wondering if in your index you see the surnames Tippy or Summers. Thanks. Phyllis. Jon Musgrave <jon.musgrave@mchsi.com> wrote: Hello, My new book, "The Bloody Vendetta of Southern Illinois" is at printers now and should be back the first week of September. It's an expanded and updated edition of Milo Erwin's writings on the Vendetta published in 1876 as part of his larger "History of Williamson County, Illinois." I've taken Erwin's chapters on criminals and the Bloody Vendetta and added additional materials on the Ku Klux Klan activities, trials that he didn't cover, and the trials and murders that took place after he wrote his book, or took place later in the 19th Century by the next generation of some of the families involved in the Vendetta. (Although this book doesn't focus on Logan Belt, this Klan activity relatively close to Hardin County probably helps explain how they were able to use it as a cover just a few years later.) The new book is a 6 x 9 trade paperback with 240 pages that's roughly half Erwin's 1876 account and half new material, including some connections between the murders and Klan activitities never before seen in print. Although Erwin wrote about the events as part of his history on Williamson County many of the killings and trials actually took place in Jackson County and the Klan seemed to have been led out of Franklin County. The major families involved included the Sisney, Henderson and Russell families on one side and the Crain, Bulliner and Hinchcliff families on the other side. Other individuals implicated in the violence included Samuel Musick, Allen Baker, James Norris, Timothy Cagle, William Spence, Wesley Council, David Pleasant, and Gordon "Texas Jack" Clifford. Victims of the Klan included the Vancil, Carter and Maddox families in particular. The book also lists members of the Klan arrested and tried as well as others who attended some of the public meetings. It also covers how the Franklin County sheriff used "lead poisoning" as a means to rid the county of the Klan as part of a successful attempt to infiltrate the Klan and set up an ambush. Because I tried to tie up some of the loose ends and provided additional information that Erwin left there are also chapters on the Aiken Gang which terrorized the region during the Civil War and the hiliariously inept Jennings Gang of Oklahoma whose leaders grew up in Marion during the Vendetta. The book is fully indexed, and includes hundreds of names. This spate of violence mostly in the decade following the Civil War in the early to mid 1870s is best remembered as the first chapter in Paul Angle's Bloody Williamson. If you enjoy reading about the region's sordid past and the efforts by local leaders to clean up the region, you should enjoy this book. The book is priced at $14.95 and I'm doing a PRE-ORDER SPECIAL for orders made before the end of August. Any PRE-ORDER will receive FREE SHIPPING and I'll cover the sales tax for Illinois residents. To order securely online go to www.IllinoisHistory.com/books/bloodyvendetta.html That page also includes a list of family names found in the index of the book. You can also order with a check or money order made out to IllinoisHistory.com and sent through the mail to this address: IllinoisHistory.com PO Box 1142 Marion IL 62959 Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.

Hello, Is there anyone on the list that can straighten me out on the early Blackman family in Saline County? Is the William Stephen Blackman who married Elizabeth Jernigan the father of all the Saline County Blackmans or was it him and his brothers who came to Saline County. I particularly am interested to find out if David James Blackman, the above William's son is also the brother of John B. Blackman, the father of the W. S. Blackman who wrote the Boy of Battle Ford? Speaking of the latter, does anyone know where the original photo is located of W. S. Blackman either as an adult in later life, or particularly the soldier photo from his book? There's also a Stephen Blackman who shows up in the legal records in the mid 1830s. Is this another brother? Is so, what happens to him? In the 1840 Census there was only Bennet B, David, John B. and Mary. Sincerely, Jon Musgrave IllinoisHistory.com