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Prairie Farmer’s Directory – Q

    PrairieFarmer’s DirectoryofBrown and SchuylerCountiesIllinois1918   Abbreviations Usedin this Directorya – AcresCh – ChildrenO – OwnerT – Tenant or RenterR – Rural RouteSec – Section Maiden name of wife followsdirectory name in parenthesesFigure at end of informationis year became resident of countyName of farm follows namesof children in quotation marksIn case of a tenant, thefarm owner’s name follows the figures giving size of farm Quigley, J. P. (JennieA. Hood) Ch Raymond; “Hillside Farm” Frederick R1 Frederick Sec8 O18a (1912)Bell Tel. Beardstown Quinn, Howard (Effie Quinn)Ch Esmond P.; Rushville R1 Buena Vista Sec22 Farm Hand (1883) Quinn, James (Anna Icenogle)Rushville … Read more

Prairie Farmer’s Directory – Z

    PrairieFarmer’s DirectoryofBrown and SchuylerCountiesIllinois1918   Abbreviations Usedin this Directorya – AcresCh – ChildrenO – OwnerT – Tenant or RenterR – Rural RouteSec – Section Maiden name of wife followsdirectory name in parenthesesFigure at end of informationis year became resident of countyName of farm follows namesof children in quotation marksIn case of a tenant, thefarm owner’s name follows the figures giving size of farm Zeigler, CalvinL. (Emma Lenhart) Ch Alfred, Don, *Grace; Rushville R5 Littleton Sec25O160a (1872) Schuyler Tel. Rushville Copyright 1999-2001 RobinL. W. Petersen; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercialuse of the information contained in these … Read more

Schuyler County, Illinois, Samuel W. Boring

    OurCalifornia BoysWhatBecame of Them…     Samuel W. Boring TheRushville Times, July 30, 1903Tiredof Life At EightySamuelW. Boring An Old Schuylerite, Commits Suicide at San Jose, Cal. SamuelW. Boring, known to many of the old residents of Schuyler,committedsuicide at San Jose, Cal. on July 12th. Mr. Boring went toCaliforniain 1849 when the discovery of gold started the Illinoissettlerswestward. He was accompanied by John McNeeley, Wm. Louden, DickStevensonand Edward Boring. Mr. Boring did well in the west and becamewealthyand a power in politics. He last visited Rushville about twentyyearsago. The following account of his death was taken from the … Read more

Schuyler County, Illinois, California gold rush

  SchuylerCounty and the California Gold Rush   Our CaliforniaBoys – 1849 OurCalifornia Boys – 1850 Preparing forCalifornia The ManloveDiaries California GoldRush Experiences        Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page

Schuyler County, Illinois, Our California Boys, 1850

  SchuylerCounty, IllinoisOurCalifornia Boys1850 The SchuylerCitizenTuesday, March 8, 1859 List of persons who leftSchuyler County for California by the Overland Route, in 1850. Benj. Appelgate Isaac Asbury Mathew Asbury John Baxter James Broadas Daniel Brown John Barnaby Daniel Berry James Biggs Nathan Brooks Henry Brittal William Burnsides Basil Boen — Bowers Robert Barnaby Andrew Blackley Robert Boyd Thomas Binckley Roslin Bryant — Berry & wife Caleb Cunningham John D. Corrie Mac Colt Washington Curty — Curty Mrs. Carter & dau Henry Coniga Benjamin Colt Eramus Cady H. Cady — Cram — Carr Con. Cameron Stephen Chipman John Coffee Reuben Cady … Read more

Schuyler County, Illinois, Our California Boys

  SchuylerCounty, IllinoisOurCalifornia Boys1849 The SchuylerCitizenWednesday, March 2, 1859 Names of emigrantswho left Schuyler County in 1849 for California, as furnished by J. D.Manlove, Esq., leader of the Company. The company left Rushvilleon the 1st of April and reached Feather river on 22d October.   John Blackford John McNeilly SamuelBoring John G. McHatton Wm. Brickman Elisha Moore John Brickman L. F. Moran Jacob Brickman Thomas McCowan Barton Carrick Augustus Peters Chas. Crampton Marcellus Price Dr. Clarkson Clay Rodgers Samuel Clarkson Abram Ryan William Clarkson Jackson Reno Stoel [?] Cady Mr. Rook James Doyle Mrs. Rook Simon Doyle Thomas Silvers Francis … Read more

Alexander McComb Family obituaries, Schuyler County, Illinois

     AlexanderMcCombs FamilyObituaries   Submittedby Janice McCombs [email protected] FirstGeneration AstoriaArgus, October 14, 1920    Alexander McCombs another highly respected Browning citizen, died at hishome Saturday evening, death being due to heart failure.   Mr. McCombs had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years. Fridayhe walked to the barn, a short distance from his residence, where he fell.He was assisted to the house and immediately took to his bed. His two sons,Reese and Taylor who were in the room with him Saturday evening, steppedout for a few minutes and on their return found their father dying.   Mr. McCombs was born in Ohio, … Read more

Obit_Walker.html

Walker Family Obituaries Contributed by ChesterH. Neff Lafayette Walker(1864 Psuedo Obituary, written by Howard Walker in1998)“Private Lafayette Walker, 29, of Company “C,” 1st Indiana InfantryVolunteers, was killed 15 Jun 1864 during a skirmish at Pine Knob nearMarietta, Ga. Pvt Walker sustained a fatal gunshot wound and died on thefield of battle. Interment was made at the Marietta National Cemetery.Pvt Walker enlisted 20 Dec 1863 and was mustered into Federal Service atCamp Morton, Indianapolis on 6 Jan 1864. He was assigned to Company “C,”81st Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Second Brigade, First Division, IV Corps,Army of the Cumberland. He received indoctrination in the … Read more

Ruth Alleyne Baker Hinderer Obitutary

Ruth Alleyne Baker Obitutary  Email John Gillespie here. Return to Schuyler County Obituaries Index Copyright 2006 Judi Gilker; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use of the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited without prior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information.

Schuyler County, Illinois, Obituary Index

ObituaryIndex  A ABERNATHY,Dale L. ACHESON,Mary Elizabeth WardACHESON,William ACKMAN,Donald RayACKMAN,Marietta R. Rohn ADAMS,Alta Floy Morehead Walker ADKINSON,Ellen Richardson ADKISON,John LoganADKISON,LoganADKISON,Robert L. AGANS,Florence E. KingAGANS,Lora Vail AINSWORTH,Myra Lucille Goff AKIN,Ethan ALBERS,Robert Lee ALEXANDER,Inez Irene Webster ALLEN,Betty L. StevensALLEN,Lucinda Gragg ALLPHIN,Sarah Harrington AMBROSIUS,Charles AMES,Moses ANDERSON,Arvin NealANDERSON,Bessie L.ANDERSON,DavidANDERSON,DwightANDERSON,Faye L. RebmanANDERSON,Hannah Ann HindmanANDERSON,Harrison H.ANDERSON,Manda M. HellerANDERSON,NewtonANDERSON,Virginia L. Skiles APPLEGATE,Francis ARTHUR,Dorothy Eyler ASHWOOD,Laura Langner ATEN,Vivian M. Nell ATKINSON,J. Fred ATWATER,E. Leska BrockleyATWATER,Orlie K. AVERILL,Henry F. AVERY,Delilah Elizabeth Loring BBACON,Lea R. Healy BAINTER,Elsie Marie Hughes BARKLEY,Irene T. BARTELL,Sarah BARTLOW,ElizabethBARTLOW,Elizabeth EifertBARTLOW,Lois SteinerBARTLOW,Robert E. BARTON,Kathy McDonald BASSHAM,Sam BAUER,Laura Catherine Deane BAUGHMAN,Joseph RoyalBAUGHMAN,Wilma E. Hamm BAUSER,James L.BAUSER,Mildred BASSETT,S. S. Mrs. … Read more