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  Willof John Finkenbinder   Contributedby Robin [email protected]    In the County Court of Schuyler County, Illinois. Taken from the filesin Box 104 in the office of the County Clerk of Schuyler County, Illinois.    Last Will and Testament of John Finkenbinder, filed December 9, 1874 (recordedin Will Record “A”, page 48) recites:    “I, John Finkenbinder, of the County of Schuyler and State of Illinois,do make, and declare this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing, to-wit:    First: It is my will that all my funeral expenses and all my just debtsbe fully paid.    Second: After the payment of such … Read more

    Willof Shelton Luttrell     Contributed by CarolWolf Britton http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/cedar/264/index.html  The Last will and Testamentof Shelton Luttrell of the Township of Browning in the County of Schuylerand the State of Illinois made and published the 14 Day of April in theyear of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy- Six. In the name of God Amen. I Shelton Luttrell of the Township of Browning in the County of Schuylerand State of Illinois aged eighty one years being of sound mind and memorydo make publish and declare this my last will and testament in the followingmanner,  That is to … Read more

  W.W. Stroops  Contributed by Betty [email protected] Whereas I, W. W. Stoops dofurther give and bequeath to my wife Emeline Two Hundred dollars to haveand to use as she wishes for the present support of herself and my SonClyde to be taken out of my personal effects and then the remainder ofthe money to be loaned out at the usual rate of interest. Secured by mortgagesand real estate and the interest to be used by her as she wishes as longas she remains my widow and if my wife Emeline remarries then the principal& interest of the above described money … Read more

  SchuylerCounty Public Schools The history of the publicschools of Schuyler County is coincident with that of the State of Illinois,and it must ever be a source of local pride to know that, at the firstmeeting of the County Commissioners, held on July 7, 1825, plans were madefor the organization of a school district, and by petition the same wasregularly formed two weeks later. The wisdom and foresightof the pioneers of Illinois was shown most clearly in their endeavor toestablish a system of public schools at a time when the cause of populareducation was by no means popular. The foundations … Read more

  Schuyler CountyHistorical Jail MuseumPublicationList Schuyler County Historical JailMuseum200 South CongressRushville, Illinois 62681(217) 322-6975 Publications and Book Lists – Please contactthe Schuyler Co. Historical Jail Museum directly for current prices andavailability.  HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Volume I, 1983  – OUT OFPRINT HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Volume II, 1985 – OUT OF PRINT HISTORY OF SCHUYLER AND BROWN COUNTIES, 1686-1882, W. R. Brink and Co.412pp. INDEX FOR ATLAS OF SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1872 1872 SCHUYLER COUNTY ATLAS – Reprint INDEX FOR PLAT BOOK OF SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1892 INDEX FOR BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF SCHUYLER, CASS & BROWN COUNTIES,1892 INDEX … Read more

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“Why we Search” Unknown Author Your tombstone stands among the rest Neglected and alone. The name and date have worn off The weathered marble stone. It reaches out to all who care. . . It’s now too late to mourn, You did not know that I’d exist; You died…and I was born. Yet each of us are cells of you: In flesh, in blood, in bone, Our Hearts contract and beat a pulse, Entirely not our own Dear Ancestor, the place you filled Some hundred years ago, Spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you so. … Read more

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A thru H Click on the name to see the Tombstone. Ethan Akin Mary Foster Akin Eddie Belville George P. Belville James G. & Ruth A. Belville Sherman & Ida Belville James G. Bellville William Bellville Anita Foster Bollinger Russell R. Bollinger Alpheus & Rhoda H. Hardy Brown Susan Brown Foster Ananias P. Bushnell George W. Bushnell James Bushnell Milo J. Bushnell Minerva Crouch Bushnell Rhoda, Milo, & James Bushnell Mary E. Cook Durand Sarah Davis Young Durand Alpheuss Guy Foster Alrick Mann Foster, Jr. Alrick Mann Foster, Sr. (2 Photos) Anna Lee Foster Bernie R. & Pearl L. Foster … Read more