Thanks, Ryan for the additional information. When Donna Browning writes her book on her Nevilles, she will have some more interesting details about her family's saga. I think these are the Nevilles who were said to have moved north because they were opposed to slavery. Jan At 02:33 PM 4/3/99 -0600, you wrote: >Jan & David Faulkner wrote: > >> History of McLean County [IL], p. 1218 >> >> In 1860 he moved to the village >> of Eureka, Ill., operating with his former success a general store until >> shortly before his death, October 26, 1869. Mr. Neville was an ardent >> supporter of the best interests of the communities in which he lived, and >> his ability and general worth drew his way many political and other honors. >> He was the first postmaster of the infant village of Mackinaw, and also >> served as School and County Commissioner of Tazewell County. He was a >> stanch supporter of education, and was one of the founders of the Church and >> College at Eureka, a further evidence of his devotion to the tenets of the >> Christian Church. > >That's interesting. I grew up in Eureka and always wondered who those "other >Nevilles" were. Here's something from "History of Eureka, Illinois" by Burrus >Dickinson (p. 57-58): > > In December 1849 Walnut Grove Academy was incorporated and under the >leadership of Ben Major a two-story brick building was erected at a cost of >$2500.... > ....In 1854 a boarding hall for 50 students was built and placed in the >charge of R. M. Clark. The faculty had grown to four, Asa Fisher and John Neville >teaching on the academy level, with Sara Fisher and Elmira Dickinson as assistants >in the preparatory school. > Early in 1855 the provisions for a college were completed.... > At this stage the institution had grown beyond the strictly local >sponsorship which had formed the academy. Eureka men held half of the 24 posts as >trustees.... Along with these local leaders was a substantial element on the board >from other communities. ...Christopher O. Neville from Mackinaw... > Eureka College began its first session in Septembr 1855. > > > > >==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== >Have you tried GenConnect? >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index.html > >