Kathy-Thank you for a whole lot of information in a short period of time- R Kelleher ----- Original Message ----- From: zavada Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 3:46 PM To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILWILL] James & Elizabeth Burns For Robert Kelleher, Joliet City Directories 1884-1892 BURNS, James 1885 James G. laborer 106 State St.(could be a misprint and actually 108 State) 1887-James D. " 108 State St.(could be a misprint of D. for a G.) 1888-James G. Chicago & Alton RR,flagman,res, 108 State St. 1889-1890-James G., " " " 1891-James res. 200 South Joliet St. 1891-James G.,Chicago & Alton RR,flagman,res. 108 State St. 1892-James, Illinois Steel Company,engineer, res. 822 Columbia 1892-James, boards 200 South Joliet St. 1892-James,lock tender(on the I & M Canal),res. 108 State St. Just a note-State Street is also known as Collins Street. It is in the first ward of Joliet where the old Illinois State Prison is and was. JUST below Lockport township.Joliet has streets which switch names when they cross certain points in the town and township even though they are one continuous street. Will County Death index (1877-1915) BURNS James age 87yrs died 21 sep 1911, Joliet, buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery,Joliet (Note means there is a death certificate available from the Will County Clerk's office on North Chicago Street, Joliet,IL. Cost was $14.00 to get a copy last time I checked. Might try for an obit from Joliet Public Library,reference dept. contact Roger Gilmore. Cost is about $5.00 per request. Addresses for both on will county website under useful links and/or resources. Also try Catholic cemeteries office, on Independance Blvd.,Romeoville,IL(address and phone on will county site at top of page marked cemeteries)ask for Joliet, Mt. Olivet,then James Burns info and then ask who else is buried there). If I were you, I'd check the 1850 census entries for James BURNS(if you haven't already) The reason for checking all entries-Because the James G. listed worked for the Chicago & Alton Railroad-he could have been anywhere in Illinois. Railraods came into Joliet in early 1850's. Illinois,Cook County,Canal Boats,page 452 Illinois,Cook County,E. Chicago,page 438 Illinois,Grundy County,Aux Sable township,page 159 Illinois, Lake County,Avon,page 153 Illinois,Lake County,Fremont, page 76 Illinois,Madison County,Upper ALTON, page 386.(rerason being James G. worked for Chicago & ALTON RR) Good Hunting, Kathy ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== To contact the listowner, send mail to WillCoIL@bigfoot.com Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/

Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it. Marge

For Robert Kelleher, Joliet City Directories 1884-1892 BURNS, James 1885 James G. laborer 106 State St.(could be a misprint and actually 108 State) 1887-James D. " 108 State St.(could be a misprint of D. for a G.) 1888-James G. Chicago & Alton RR,flagman,res, 108 State St. 1889-1890-James G., " " " 1891-James res. 200 South Joliet St. 1891-James G.,Chicago & Alton RR,flagman,res. 108 State St. 1892-James, Illinois Steel Company,engineer, res. 822 Columbia 1892-James, boards 200 South Joliet St. 1892-James,lock tender(on the I & M Canal),res. 108 State St. Just a note-State Street is also known as Collins Street. It is in the first ward of Joliet where the old Illinois State Prison is and was. JUST below Lockport township.Joliet has streets which switch names when they cross certain points in the town and township even though they are one continuous street. Will County Death index (1877-1915) BURNS James age 87yrs died 21 sep 1911, Joliet, buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery,Joliet (Note means there is a death certificate available from the Will County Clerk's office on North Chicago Street, Joliet,IL. Cost was $14.00 to get a copy last time I checked. Might try for an obit from Joliet Public Library,reference dept. contact Roger Gilmore. Cost is about $5.00 per request. Addresses for both on will county website under useful links and/or resources. Also try Catholic cemeteries office, on Independance Blvd.,Romeoville,IL(address and phone on will county site at top of page marked cemeteries)ask for Joliet, Mt. Olivet,then James Burns info and then ask who else is buried there). If I were you, I'd check the 1850 census entries for James BURNS(if you haven't already) The reason for checking all entries-Because the James G. listed worked for the Chicago & Alton Railroad-he could have been anywhere in Illinois. Railraods came into Joliet in early 1850's. Illinois,Cook County,Canal Boats,page 452 Illinois,Cook County,E. Chicago,page 438 Illinois,Grundy County,Aux Sable township,page 159 Illinois, Lake County,Avon,page 153 Illinois,Lake County,Fremont, page 76 Illinois,Madison County,Upper ALTON, page 386.(rerason being James G. worked for Chicago & ALTON RR) Good Hunting, Kathy

To Dave, Sorry about the three duplicate messages! I made a mistake on the address the first time. I tried twice to resend the message with no success. Then on the third try they all went through. Jacqueline Munch

For Dave, This is what I found in the Lockport Cemetery book: Section II, Row 21 6. BURDICK - Amos S. Burdick, Oct. 23, 1844-Mar. 26, 1893, Chicago Mercantile Battery A,/Josephine A., his wife, Feb. 15, 1847-Apr. 22, 1928. Section IV, Row 45 10. Thomas J. Reid, Oct. 16, 1840-Sept. 8, 1872/Minnie C. Reid, May 22, 1868-Sept. 3, 1869/Reid/Stanton A. Burdick, Dec. 23, 1797-April 8, 1881/Prudence A. Dean, wife of S.A. Burdick, Jan. 14, 1803-Mar. 23, 1889/Lyman J. Burdick, Mar. 10, 1828-April 11, 1843 Section IV, Row 61 BRUCE - Luella B., 1869-1949/Eben S., 1869-1943 This cemetery was once known as Lockport Protestant Cemetery. Originally it was the resting place for all denominations, as it was the only local cemetery. A short time later, South Lockport/St. Dennis Cemetery was established and Catholic burials took place there. Today there are no religious restrictions and "Protestant" has been dropped from the name. In 1898, Calvary Cemetery, another Catholic Cemetery, was established on the north side of Lockport. In a Will-Grundy Counties, Illinois Genealogical Society Quarterly publication, Spring, 2002, Volume XX, Number 3, there is an article from the Will Co. Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 14, 1884, titled Will County G.A.R. Post No. 401. This article tell about the organization of the Lockport G.A.R. Post No. 401. One of the officers elected and installed was Amos S. Burdick. Hope this information helps. Jacqueline Munch, LAGHS jlmunch@earthlink.net

For Dave, This is what I found in the Lockport Cemetery book: Section II, Row 21 6. BURDICK - Amos S. Burdick, Oct. 23, 1844-Mar. 26, 1893, Chicago Mercantile Battery A,/Josephine A., his wife, Feb. 15, 1847-Apr. 22, 1928. Section IV, Row 45 10. Thomas J. Reid, Oct. 16, 1840-Sept. 8, 1872/Minnie C. Reid, May 22, 1868-Sept. 3, 1869/Reid/Stanton A. Burdick, Dec. 23, 1797-April 8, 1881/Prudence A. Dean, wife of S.A. Burdick, Jan. 14, 1803-Mar. 23, 1889/Lyman J. Burdick, Mar. 10, 1828-April 11, 1843 Section IV, Row 61 BRUCE - Luella B., 1869-1949/Eben S., 1869-1943 This cemetery was once known as Lockport Protestant Cemetery. Originally it was the resting place for all denominations, as it was the only local cemetery. A short time later, South Lockport/St. Dennis Cemetery was established and Catholic burials took place there. Today there are no religious restrictions and "Protestant" has been dropped from the name. In 1898, Calvary Cemetery, another Catholic Cemetery, was established on the north side of Lockport. In a Will-Grundy Counties, Illinois Genealogical Society Quarterly publication, Spring, 2002, Volume XX, Number 3, there is an article from the Will Co. Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 14, 1884, titled Will County G.A.R. Post No. 401. This article tell about the organization of the Lockport Post. One of the officers elected and installed was Amos S. Burdick. Hope this information helps. Jacqueline Munch, LAGHS jlmunch@earthlink.ne

For Dave, This is what I found in the Lockport Cemetery book: Section II, Row 21 6. BURDICK - Amos S. Burdick, Oct. 23, 1844-Mar. 26, 1893, Chicago Mercantile Battery A,/Josephine A., his wife, Feb. 15, 1847-Apr. 22, 1928. Section IV, Row 45 10. Thomas J. Reid, Oct. 16, 1840-Sept. 8, 1872/Minnie C. Reid, May 22, 1868-Sept. 3, 1869/Reid/Stanton A. Burdick, Dec. 23, 1797-April 8, 1881/Prudence A. Dean, wife of S.A. Burdick, Jan. 14, 1803-Mar. 23, 1889/Lyman J. Burdick, Mar. 10, 1828-April 11, 1843 Section IV, Row 61 BRUCE - Luella B., 1869-1949/Eben S., 1869-1943 This cemetery was once known as Lockport Protestant Cemetery. Originally it was the resting place for all denominations, as it was the only local cemetery. A short time later, South Lockport/St. Dennis Cemetery was established and Catholic burials took place there. Today there are no religious restrictions and "Protestant" has been dropped from the name. In 1898, Calvary Cemetery, another Catholic Cemetery, was established on the north side of Lockport. In a Will-Grundy Counties, Illinois Genealogical Society Quarterly publication, Spring, 2002, Volume XX, Number 3, there is an article from the Will Co. Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 14, 1884, titled Will County G.A.R. Post No. 401. This article tell about the organization of the Lockport G.A.R. Post No. 401. One of the officers elected and installed was Amos S. Burdick. Hope this information helps. Jacqueline Munch, LAGHS jlmunch@earthlink.net

For Jack, I will see if our library has a record of the burials in St. Dennis Cemetery in their Local History Room. If not, we plan to purchase a copy for our collection soon. In The Lockport Cemetery record book, I found the following: Section II, Row 12 22. William Wallace Morrison, PFC US Army, World War II, Apr. 5, 1922-May 9, 1998. 24. Ruth L. Morrison, nee Blodgett, 1902-1976. 25. Wallace J. Morrison, 1902-1938 23. was Frankie, son of Levi W. Hartwell, A-- 2, 1853-Aug. 1, 1870 (The -- and underlining mean they were difficult to read.) 21 listed several Hartwells including Levi W. mentioned above. There must have been a connection between the two families. Section IV, Row 32 23. Jean Audrey Morrison, 1923-1924 Section III, Row 44 6. August Braun, 1845 Husband 1910/Amelia Braun, 1849 Wife 1937/Frank Ludwig, 1881 Nephew 1896. Will send another message after I look at the St. Dennis Cemetery records. Jacqueline Munch, LAGHS jlmunch@earthlink.net

For Marge, I did not find any DENNY or KELSEY in The Lockport Cemetery. When I get to the local library, I will check other cemetery records and also the local funeral home records to see if I can find them. Jacqueline Munch, LAGHS jlmunch@earthlink.net

Hello Robert: According to "The First Catholic Church in Joliet, Illinois" pub. 1960, which contains extractions of records of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, p. 135, John Patrick Burns, the son of James Burns and Elizabeth "Sharadan" was baptized on 5 December 1841 by Fr. Hippolyte DuPontavice. Sponsors were Francis Thigh and Anne Doharty. Hope this helps. Sheila S-K Robert Kelleher wrote: > Does any one have additional information on a James Burns & Elizabeth Sheridan who had a son born to them in Lockport on Dec 5, 1841. There is a James Burns in the 1840 Federal Census in Joliet, but can not tell if this is the same person. Any information would be appreciated. -R Kelleher > > ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > To contact the listowner, send mail to WillCoIL@bigfoot.com > Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/

I don't have information per se on the Bruce family, but my grandfather leased farm land from the Bruce family that was just south of Bruce Rd. and east of rt. 171. I have many happy memories of the times we spent there. I lived in the Fairmont area. My Aunt and Uncle lived there with my Grandfather. My Grandmother died there in 1942. My grandfather lived on the farm until 1960. The land was sold and the farmhouse was burned down. It was very sad for us to watch it go. My Dad's sisters and brothers would come every Sunday to the farm - we had pigs, chickens, several cows, and I think in the 40's there were some horses, too. There was always music, because my Dad played the guitar, my uncle played the concertina, and I have a cousin who played the accordian. There were 9 children. My Dad's family had a lot of respect for Mr. Bruce. To Dave: If you are interested in having a picture of the farmhouse, I could arrange to send one or e-mail it to you. mamz46@aol.com

Is there a listing for Hadley cemetery anywhere? I would really appreciate a look up for Christiana Gatliff (or any Gatliff)------Ron

Please look for Charles Denny and his wife Susan Thanks Marge

To Marge and Dave, I will be going to the Lockport Gen. & Hist. Soc. office to work on Friday afternoon. We are a new organization and just in the process of getting organized. Marge, I will look for Charles Denny in the Lockport City Cemetery record book if we have it. Is that all you're looking for? Dave, let me know the exact names you want me to look for in the cemetery. Do you want me to check with Nancy Bruce Crilly about any of your names? Jacqueline Munch jlmunch@earthlink.net

Correction to my last post, she was the daughter of Charles who was the son of Lysander. Marge

I would like to know more about the Denny family. My grandmother was Ellen Denny, Lysander's daughter. Marge s

For Marge, I DO NOT have the transcription of Lockport Cemetery,sorry. Jacqueline Munch wrote an email today and mentioned that the Lockport Area Genealogical and Historical Society might have a copy of this in their collection. She gave her email address, perhaps you could contact her? I know there is one copy in the collection of the Will Grundy Genealogy Society at the Coal City Public Library(Grundy county)IL. I am very familiar with the DENNY family. They came with the HAVEN families from NY in 1835,first to Joliet then to New lenox and frankfort townships. The 1850 census of joliet shows Lysander DENNY machinist age 53 born NY with his family several families later DENNY Charles age 27 born NY machinist Susan age 23 born NY Charles M.,age 2 born IL Ellen age 2/12(born in census year)IL in the 1860 census, Lysander is in New Lenox township with his family and his brother Allen and his family is in Frankfort township. in the 1840 census Lysander is in Hickory Creek precinct(also his brother Allen) which later became Frankfort and New lenox townships. Quite a few of the Havens are buried in New Lenox Maplewood cemetery.As far as I know, there isn't a transcription of this cemetery. I have more info on the HAVEN and DENNY families but no more specifically on this Charles. If you would like the rest of the DENNY/HAVEN info please email me directly. Hope this helps, Kathy

I am looking for Charles Denny born 1823 in NY, married Susan (Kelsey) b 1826 PA in Will County 8/26/1847. In the Kelsey info I found reference that he may have died in Lockport, Ill. Would appreciate any info you can find on him. Marge

Dave, I live in Lockport and am a member of The Lockport Area Genealogical & Historical Society. I live just a few blocks from what we call the Lockport City Cemetery where protestants are buried. I believe we have a copy of that cemetery book done by Nancy Bruce Crilly in our society's collection. Also Nancy is a member of our group as well as president of the Will/Grundy Gen. Soc. She lives just outside of Lockport and attends our meetings. She has done extensive research on the Bruce family. We even have a road just south of our town named Bruce Road because the old and large Bruce home was at the corner of that road and the road that connect us with Joliet which has many names: Lockport Rd., State St in Lockport, Collins St. in Joliet and now Rt 171. Let me know if I can be of help to you and what you would like. Jacqueline Munch jlmunch@earthlink.net

Thanks Kathy, I'm assuming they are buried in Lockport Protestent cemetery. Luellas mother(Josephine) and Father(Amos Jr.) are right in the middle of the cemetery(have photo). My 5G Grandfather(Amos Stanton) Father and 5G Grandmother(Prudence) are supposedly bureied there as well. The records show that H.G Burdick(son) has a Lot 15 Block 3(North 1/2 of lot, Graves 5-6-7-8). Couldnt find it. Anyone who has any information on the desendents of Amos and Josephine or knows Lockport cemetery feel free to contact me. -Dave -----Original Message----- From: zavada [mailto:zavada@uti.com] Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:51 PM To: ILWILL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILWILL] request census lookup surname BRUCE & BURDICK For Dave, Don't have access to 1910 but did find the following: Joliet City Directories 1884-1892 BRUCE,Eben S. 1888- works for Barrett & Son shipping clerk res. Lockport Rd(that's Collins street in Joliet township which becomes State street in Lockport township 1889-1890 same info 1891 residence east side Collins(street)6th house north of Illinois State Penitentiary 1892 travel agent boards east side of Collins(street);6th house north of Illinois State Pentitentiary. BURDICK,Luella M. 1888 works for Barrett & Sons assistant book keeper boards 615 Collins (might have boarded at same location as Eben-because this address would be right near the Penitentiary). Illinois state marriage index BRUCE, EBEN S. married Cook County 18 May 1892 Luella M. BURDICK Illinois state death index BRUCE, EDEN S. died 6 Jan 1943 will county lockport township LUELLA M. age 79 yrs died 2 Jan 1949 Will County-no other location given BRUCE is a well known Scot name from Lockport. Nancy Bruce Crilley has done a lot of research on this family. She is associated with either the Lockport Library or the I & M Canal historical society in Lockport. She is also a member of the Will Grundy Genealogy Society(WGGS) and has done several booklet transcriptions for them. James BRUCE born 11 Oct 1823 Aberdeenshire,Scotland came to USA and will county in 1844,married Jane STEPHEN in will county 12 Jul 1852. They had nine children. Three of these were dead by 1878,6 living-one of which was EBENEZER. James BRUCE died lockport township age 76 on the 13 Dec 1898 Jane STEPHEN BRUCE died lockport township 14 sep 1931. In 1920 census Jane S. BRUCE age 79,widow,born Scotland was living on SOUTH STATE Street in Lockport Township JUST ABOVE 1st ward of Joliet COLLINS Street where James BRUCE had a stone quarry and just south of the Illinois State Pentiteniary. 1920 census Joliet 6th ward 304 Duncan street BURDICK,Alburt,33, born MO,parents born IL occupation peddler-junk Adell,40,wife,born WI,parents born IL. 1920 census Joliet-2nd ward 128 South Chicago Street, County Jail BURDICK,Albert,32,married,born MN,parents born IL,inmate,occupation peddler-junk Good Hunting, Kathy ==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== To contact the listowner, send mail to WillCoIL@bigfoot.com Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/