Book Purge - Illinois

Clay County Genealogical Society. Clay Roots, 2010 Annual Publication, Vol. XXII, Louisville, IL: Clay County Genealogical Society, 2010.

List of Taxable Real Estate in the Town of Songer, 1890, pages, 2-14 

Columns: Name, Description, Acres, Land Patentee, Description, Date

• Anderson, David S. nw1/4nw1/4, s15, t3, r5, 40 a, Nancy Blackburn n1/2nw, 1/17/1853
• Lucas, Mary C. Spt E1/2, ,NE1/4 s13, t3, r5, 20 a, Silas Brooks, e1/2 ne, 9/19/1837
• Sefton, A.P. nw1/4nw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Micajah Brooks, w1/2, nw 6/19/1836
• Aetna Life Insurance Co., se1/4NW1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Micajah Brooks senw, 1/21/1836
• Sefton, Henry nw1/4sw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Elijah Brooks, nwsw, 6/19/1838
• Sefton, D.M. n1/2sw1/4, s13, t3, r5, 20 a, Micajah Brooks nesw, 1/21/1836
• Sefton, Henry ne/14se1/4, s13, t3, r5, 40 a Micajah Brooks e1/2se, 10/22/1839
• Aetna Life Insurance Co. w1/2se1/4, s13, t3, r5, 80 a, Silas Brooks, w1/2se, 9/19/1837
• Sefton, Henry ne14/23/14, s14, t3, r5, 40 a, Elizah Brooks, n1/2se 9/13/1847
• Hendy, Wm. se1/4se1/4 s14, t3, r5, 40 a William Brooks, sese 10/22/1839
• Hendy, J.B. w1/2ne1/4ne1/4, s24, t3, r5, William Brooks, nene 11/21/1837
• Colclasure, J.P. ne1/4nw1/4 s24, 3, r5, Micajah Brooks nw, 10/22/1839
• Colclasure, W.H. se1/4se1/4 s13, t3, r5, 40 a, no patentee
• Howard, Cyrus se1/4sw1/4 s13, t3, r5, 40 a, Richard R. Colclasure, sesw 8/28/1852

In Memoriam - Trixie Lathrop

Trixie Ann (Erkman) Lathrop

Born: April 10, 1940, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL

Died: October 5, 2023, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY

Burial: none, cremation

Birth name: Edna Ann Erkman

Adopted: 1940 by her grandfather Henry Erkman, who changed her name to Trixie because he said she was a cute little trick.

Trixie Lathrop, age 83, of Wayne City, Illinois and most recently of Bowling Green, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky where she was in recovery from hip surgery. Trixie was born on April 10, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois, the only child of Harold & Iva (Colclasure) Erkman.  Her mother died in July 1940 and her father was killed in action during World War II.  She was adopted by her grandfather Henry Erkman who gave her to his sister & brother-in-law Anna & Lonnie Wheeler to raise. 

Humidification

Back in December  I did a humidification project with some rolled documents.  

Start with an empty box that has a lid - this is a Rubbermaid box - notice the rolled documents on the floor to the right. 

Grandma's Autograph Book

This autograph book belonged to Lou Emma (Speer) Gurley, the daughter of Charles & Anna Eliza (Runyon) Speer.  She was born Dec. 31, 1865 in Jeffersontown, Kentucky and died Dec. 6, 1957 in Fairfield, Illinois.  Lou married James Robert Gurley Dec. 28, 1892 at his brother Louis' home in Glenarm, Illinois. Louis Gurley was married to Lou's aunt Fannie (Runyon) Gurley. 

The dated entries in the book indicate that she received or purchased it about 1888 when she would have been 23.  It indicates that she went to visit relatives in Texas and later visited relatives in central Illinois in 1891 which is probably how she and her aunt Fannie met the Gurley family. 

The pages are all "out" of the book and I have no idea if the order they are currently in is the order they were originally in. 

You can see the faint outline of the word Album on the front cover.

Notebook - Illinois No. 4

Davis, Patricia. White County Illinois Marriages 1866-1880 no imprint, nd

• Apr. 7, 1878 David H. Allen 26, 2nd marriage, s/o George & Manervia (Hucheson) Allen & Fannie Spry 18 d/o Frank (?) E. & Sarah (Fowler Allen) Spry, Vol. A, p. 11
• Jan. 30, 1866 Susan Burkhardt & Casper Stine Box 7
• Apr. 5, 1866 Margaret Burkhart & John Erkman, box 7
• Jan. 3, 1876 Oliver V. Dennis 52 & Matilda Fitzgerald 37, vol. 6, p. 10
• Feb. 25, 1877 William Dietz 22, Affier Clark 18, Vol. 6, p. 10
• Feb. 19, 1876 Christian Dexheimer 32 & Louisa Erkman, Mrs. 39, Vol. 6, p. 10 - 2nd wife of Jacob Erkman
• Dec. 13, 1869 Daniel Dietz & Emma Tucker, Mrs. box 8
• Marc. 29, 1878 Daniel Dietz 31, 3rd marriage s/o Godfrey & (--?--) (Kinner) Dietz & Mary Jane Johnson 17 d/o George & Lucinda (Burket) Johnson, Vol. A p. 11

100 Years Ago - 1919

January

1 - Edsel Ford takes over Ford Motor Company

6 - Theodore Roosevelt dies 

9 - John Dewitt Robertson died in Wayne Co., Illinois

15 - Boston Molasses Disaster 

16 - 18th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified regarding prohibition

18 - Henry Erkman discharged from the army at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio

18 - Peace conference convenes in Paris

25 - League of Nations created in Paris 

nd - Joseph Erkman discharged from army at Camp Funston, Ft. Riley, Kansas

February 

Notebook - Illinois # 3, Part 2

Davis, Patricia. Obituaries of White County, Illinois & Other (less-important) Areas of the World, Vol. I: 1872-1896, no imprint.

1893 Dec. 12 CC - John Erkman, Carmi died Monday (Leading Locals)

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Donoho, Marilynn. Funeral Home Records 1914-1926 from J.N. Johnson in Wayne County, Illinois, Mt. Vernon, IL: MK's Books, 1994

Johnston Funeral Home is located in Jefferson County, Illinois.  The records were there when Mr. Johnston purchased the funeral home several years ago. The records were those acquired from J.N. Johnson when Barney Myers purchased the funeral home from him.  Then in later years the business was transferred to Mr. Bill Johnston.  The records were of Wayne County, Illinois.

Name/Address, Age/Ordered by, Died, Buried, Cemetery

#194 Don Wheeler, child stillbirth, 2/12/1914, 1914, [Thomason Cem., Wayne City, IL]

#413-17 H.F. Wright, 75 years, 3/19/1918, no date, Mt. Olive Cem. [Jefferson Co., IL]

#420-24 Wm. Dove/Keenes, 81 years/Family, 4/19/1918, 4/20/1819, Salem / Mateer Cem.

#50 Edith Gurley, 26 Years, no death date, 11/9/1920, Thomason Cem.

#J Marion/Newman, IL, 31 years/John Wolfe, 3/4/1922, 3/8/1922, no cemetery listed

Research Notes - Harold Erkman

While going through the General Stuff Notebook #2 awhile back I came across an AWON newsletter.  That's American World War II Orphan's Network.  I was a member for awhile b/c mom is a World War II orphan.  The newsletter suggested requesting an IDPF [individual deceased personnel file] because many World War II service records were destroyed in a fire at the St. Louis archives in the 1970s. Which is what happened to Harold Erkman's service record. So I wrote to the National Archives and got a letter back that the file existed and for photocopy fee they would send it to me and they did and it arrived today!  [Nov. 13th]  And being a government file, it is in reverse chronological order. 

Document 1: Receipt of Remains - Day Letter  

J.F. Combs Funeral Service, Wayne City, Illinois

Remains of the Late PFC. Harold E. Erkman being shipped to you accompanied by military escort. On train number 1-123 C&EI RR [Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad] leaving Chicago 10:00 pm CST Friday 20 August 1948 and due to arrive Wayne City, Ill., 11:24 am CST Sat. 21 August 1948.  Request that you immediately inform the next of  kin and make arrangements to accept remains at station upon arrival. Refer to control number 8244.  

Carroll J. Grinnell, Lt. Col. QMC

Research Notes - James Lathrop

James Cory Lathrop

Born: Adams County, Ohio, possible birth dates and sources: 

• 1870 census - b. either 1852 or 1864
• 1895 marriage - b. 1847
• 1900 census b. June 1860
• 1902 marriage - b. 1862
• 1920 census b. 1872

Died: Unknown

Buried: Unknown

20th Century

1999
1998
1997
1996 - Rob Lingafelter md. Jamie Wells; Mabel (Butler) Robertson died; Audrey (Lathrop) Kercher died
1994 - Lawrence Shaw died
1992 - Paul Albert md. Dawn Pinkhurst
1991 - Michael Lathrop md. Elizabeth Kremin
1990 - Shawn Utley md. Melisa Dimeguez; Ida Mae (Downen) Butler died
1989 - George Bush becomes president; Debbie Lathrop md. Garnet Stevens

Notebook - Mom's Families No. 2

Boles, Harold & David Boles. Some Earlier Americans Boles-Linton Ancestors, Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1986.

Ahnentafel format

#144 - William Linton b. ca. 1727? Prince Georges Co., (?) MD, d. 22 May 1801, md. Mary (--?--) ca. 1757?

#288 - William Linton b. 1701 Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges Co., MD, d. before 1775 Frederick Co. (?) MD  md. Elizabeth Riddle b. ca. 1704? MD? d. 19 Aug. 1745 Frederick Co. (?) MD.  Elizabeth daughter of John & Elenor (--?--) Riddle. Named in her father's will 19 Aug. 1745.

#576 - William Linton b. ca. 1670?, d. 1731 md. Elizabeth (--?--) b. 1675?, d. 1731

Children: Rebecca, William, George, 3 unnamed, James, Samuel, John, Mary

Did William move to Frederick County or was he already living in that area prior to the creation of the county in 1748.

#1152 - John Linton b. ca. 1632?, probate 1693

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Extracts from Colclasure File held at the Clay County Genealogical Society, Louisville, Illinois

Typescript Some Odds & Ends of Historical Data from the Atlas of Illinois 1876

Aaron Hardin i& Silas Hollowel Hord came from Indiana.

Research Log - 100 Years Ago

January

2 - Alison Bryan md. Magdalena Erkman in Bearden, Arkansas

8 - President Woodrow Wilson reveals his Fourteen Point plan to Congress & Mississippi is first state to ratify the 18th amendment to establish prohibition

14 - Bernice Wheeler, born & died, daughter of Lonnie & Anna (Erkman) Wheeler

20 - Juanita (Freeman) Oliver born Grand Tower, IL

27 - First Tarzan movie premiers in New York City

February

3 - Mary Ellen (Hardin) Crane Rhodes died in Iowa age 75

8 - Stars & Stripes military newspaper debuts

Photos & Documents

All a genealogist ever wants for Christmas! Thanks to Robbin (Downey) Russell for these photos and documents.  

Zelphia (Lathrop) Shelton

Sisters who married brothers, Zelphia & Ruby (Lathrop) Shelton

Notebook - Dad's Families No. 3, Part I

This notebook is so full, I've decided to present it in a couple parts.

Harris, Wanda. Backtracking Bruners, Wanda Harris, 1993.

Nola June Hood - My sister
The third child of Goldie C. Bruner and Noel J. Hood, born 12 September 1939, Nola married Donald Gene Austin, son of Donald W. Austin and Lova Lathrop on 20 November 1955 in Wayne County, Illinois.  Nola and Gene have made their home in Morton, Illinois, where Gene worked until his retirement at Caterpillar.


Their children are:
Vernon Lee Austin
Daryl Gene Austin
Kevin Wayne Austin

Vernon Lee Austin - Son of Nola June Hood
The first son of Nola June Hood and Donald G. Austin.  He works as a baker and his church is Grace Mennonite.  Vernon married Marie Skaggs, daughter of James A. Skaggs and Dorothy E. Peters on 5 December 1981 in Deer Creek, Illinois.  Their children are:

Filing - Dad's Families

Here's the list of files in the green boxes - that is for dad's families. The eight main surnames are Butler, Dove, Draper, Gentle, Hunt, Lathrop, Maulding and Robertson.   I'm finally finished with this part, hurrah!!!  I'll be getting back to the format of the blog and be posting ahnentafel entries and notebooks soon. Adgate Family

Alger Family

All Branches - Illinois - Wayne Co.

Anderson, Loran & Nova Crumbacher

Andrews Family

Aufdermauer, Richard & Stephanie Lathrop

Austin, Daryl & Gina Stephenson

Austin, Donald & Lova Lathrop

Austin, Kevin & Jacque Barnes

Austin, Thomas & Eleanor Robertson & Rhoda Louis

Austin, Vernon & Sharon Skaggs & Phyllis Perez

Baker, Bob & Irene Lathrop

Barnfield, James & Helen Butler

Barnfield, James & Julie Harrington

Beasley Family

Filing - Mom's Families

Here's the list of files in the red boxes - that is for mom's families. The eight main surnames are Colclasure, Edwards, Erkman, Fitzgerald, Gurley, Probst, Speer and Wilson.   I'm still working through dad's families . . . stay tuned. Ali, Mohammad

All Branches: Colclasure Talbert

Anselment, Gregory & Samantha Hall

Armistead Family

Barr, Byron & Inez Colclasure

Barr, John & Ruby Gurley

Berry, A.D. & Leona Reagan

Berry, Evans & Daisy Speer

Blankenship, Alexander & Lucinda Colclasure

Brewer family

Brooks, Caleb & Susannah Porter & Charity (--?--)

Brooks, Richard & Delinah Coy & Elizabeth Marshall

Brooks, William

Bullard, Danny & Diane Talbert

Burton, Harvey & Dolores Colclasure

Bushrod Family

Bushrod, John, d. 1720

Bushrod, John, d. 1760

Cagle – Miscellaneous

Cagle Family

Chapman, Bernard & Mabel Davis

Chrisman, Edward & Mildred Erkman

Research Log - 100 Years Ago

1916

January

World War I in progress
1 - 2nd Rose Bowl Game played, Washington State beat Brown 14-0
5 - Veneta Smith born daughter of Elzo & Mayme (Jones) Smith
6 - Meryl Anderson born in Illinois son of Elmer & Edna (Wilkin) Anderson
7 -  Germans take Verdun
9 - Edna Gurley md. Henry Erkman in Wayne City, IL
13 - Mahala (Benefield) Hord Smith Smith died in Neoga, IL
18 - meteorite hits house near Baxter, MO
23 - Sylva Lathrop born in Illinois daughter of Mont & Daisy (Caudle) Lathrop
25 - Laura (Speer) Button died in Louisville, KY, buried Cave Hill Cemetery
26 - John Butler born Wayne City, IL son of Morton & Mary (Robertson) Butler
28 - Louis Brandeis appointed to Supreme Court
29 - Delia Robinson married Elmer Wilkin

Ahnentafel #27 - Lou Speer

Lou Emma Speer

Lou, seated second from left with Sunday School class

Born: December 31, 1865, Jeffersontown, KY
Died: December 6, 1957, Fairfield, IL

Buried:  Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married: James Robert Gurley, December 28, 1892 at Louis Gurley's home in Glenarm, IL

Religious affiliation: member of Wayne City Christian Church

Migration:
Lou may have met J.R. while visiting cousins living in central Illinois.  Her aunt, Fannie who was only four years older had met J.R.'s older brother Louis.  They married in Oldham County, Kentucky.  It is possible that J.R. went with Louis to Kentucky for the wedding or they met at Louis & Fannie's home in Glenarm, IL.

Ahnentafel #26 James Gurley

James & Lou (Speer) Gurley Family ca. 1917

James Robert Gurley aka J.R.

Born: January 23, 1866, Wayne Co., IL
Died: July 4, 1941 Wayne City, IL

Buried: July 6, 1941 Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married: Lou Emma Speer, December 28, 1892 at his brother Louis Gurley's home in Glenarm, IL. 

Religious affliation: member of the Wayne City Christian Church

Occupation:  farmer

Ahnentafel #13 Edna Gurley

Edna Mae Gurley

Born: November 1, 1897, Virden, IL
Died: March 15, 1982, Evansville, IN

Buried:  March 17, 1982, Thomason Cemetery, Wayne City, IL

Married:  1) Henry Erkman, January 9, 1916 Wayne City, IL, divorced 1923; 2) William Davis ca. 1957 maybe, still looking for marriage record

Occupation:  worked at the Delco-Remy plant in Anderson, IN,cashier Wells Cloak & Suit Co., saleswoman Bon Marche, saleswoman Schultz's Cloak House, saleswoman DeJong's