I can't add much, but I do know there was a Primitive Baptist church at Buffalo Hart, the same faith as the Little Pigeon church where the Hanks and Lincoln's were in southern Indiana. The Buffalo Hart Grove church was organized in May 1872, at a "union meeting house" probably in or near Buffalo Hart, but I don't know where it was exactly. There were nine charter members, John R., Robert E., William A., Lucy, Emily, and Patsy, of the Burns family, and James Elder, and Benjamin and Ellen Luckett. Elder John H. Myers was chosen as their first pastor. The church was still in existence near the turn of the century. I don't find Keziah Likans (Likens) in my database for Primitive Baptists in Illinois, but that is not conclusive, since we have only found about 100 of the 400 churches which have existed, and Buffalo Hart Grove church is not one of them. If anyone knows of a photo of the union meeting house at Buffalo Grove, I'm interested. Elder Robert Webb On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:01:50 EST OBRTE73@aol.com writes: > Hello Listers > My limited research on my Burke and Likens lines has lead me to > Buffalo > Hart in Sanagamon County. Marriage records and census reports have > identified > Likens, Burkes, and Vandorens families of Buffalo Hart as being > closely > related. The Likens can also be shown as having been associated with > the > Hanks and Lincolns of Macon County, Illinois and Spencer County, > Indiana. > Kesiah Likens can be found in the records of the Little Pigeon > Church, > Spencer County, Ind. at the same time as the Thomas Lincoln family, > and I > believe she is the same Kesiah Likens in the 1870 Sagamon County > census. > My inquiry is, does anyone have information on these families as > well as > any information on the community of Buffalo Hart? > > > > ==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== > To post a message send to: > ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com > regardless of whether you subscribe to the list or the digest > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Per the 1874 Atlas of Sangamon County Buffalo Heart Township "This township is in the northern tier of townships, and the second from the eastern boundary of the County. The first settlement was made, in 1826, by Rob't Burns, A. B. Case, Jame Linn, Wm. P. Lawson and Rob't McDaniel. It is watered by two small streams. The face of the country is generally level. Fine deep, rich soil. Corn is grown in large quantities. Stock raising is extensively engaging the attention of the farmers. We cannot ascertain the date of the first school or the erection of the first schoolhouse or church. They are not behind other communities in this respect." Buffalo Hart is located in Sec. 20 of Buffalo Hart Township. On the plat map there are churches shown on Sec. 28 and Sec. 29 which would be South and SW of the community. If trying to locate on present day map, you probably won't find it, as it is merely a stop in the road. Find Buffalo on map and it was located north/north west about four or five miles. At 01:28 PM 02/03/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I can't add much, but I do know there was a Primitive Baptist church at >Buffalo Hart, the same faith as the Little Pigeon church where the Hanks >and Lincoln's were in southern Indiana. The Buffalo Hart Grove church >was organized in May 1872, at a "union meeting house" probably in or near >Buffalo Hart, but I don't know where it was exactly. There were nine >charter members, John R., Robert E., William A., Lucy, Emily, and Patsy, >of the Burns family, and James Elder, and Benjamin and Ellen Luckett. >Elder John H. Myers was chosen as their first pastor. The church was >still in existence near the turn of the century. I don't find Keziah >Likans (Likens) in my database for Primitive Baptists in Illinois, but >that is not conclusive, since we have only found about 100 of the 400 >churches which have existed, and Buffalo Hart Grove church is not one of >them. If anyone knows of a photo of the union meeting house at Buffalo >Grove, I'm interested. > Elder Robert Webb > >On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:01:50 EST OBRTE73@aol.com writes: > > Hello Listers > > My limited research on my Burke and Likens lines has lead me to > > Buffalo > > Hart in Sanagamon County. Marriage records and census reports have > > identified > > Likens, Burkes, and Vandorens families of Buffalo Hart as being > > closely > > related. The Likens can also be shown as having been associated with > > the > > Hanks and Lincolns of Macon County, Illinois and Spencer County, > > Indiana. > > Kesiah Likens can be found in the records of the Little Pigeon > > Church, > > Spencer County, Ind. at the same time as the Thomas Lincoln family, > > and I > > believe she is the same Kesiah Likens in the 1870 Sagamon County > > census. > > My inquiry is, does anyone have information on these families as > > well as > > any information on the community of Buffalo Hart? > > > > > > > > ==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== > > To post a message send to: > > ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com > > regardless of whether you subscribe to the list or the digest > > > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== >New - 4th Presbyterian Church INDEX, Springfield, IL >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/church.htm