Revolutionary Soldiers Buried
in Illinois
This work contains notices of about 700
Revolutionary War soldiers who were buried in Illinois. Most of
the patriots are identified according to where and when they
served, date and place of birth, place of residence in Illinois,
date of death, whether pensioned or not, and miscellaneous
biographical information.
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A Community of Memory : My Days With
George and Clara (Gundy)
poet Gundy has used his research
into his family's history to re-create voices from his past. He
starts with his Amish and Mennonite ancestors, who immigrated to
Ohio and Illinois from Alsace and Bavaria in the 1830s, and
continues through four generations to his great- grandparents
George and Clara Gundy.
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Grave Records
Early pioneer gravestones of Pope County Illinois
This fascinating book
places 23 human-effigy folk gravestones and the persons/ families
they represent in genealogical, historical, and geographical
context. Starting with nothing more than crudely inscribed
information obtained from gravestones in rural and long-abandoned
cemeteries, the authors identify the individuals and their
extended family ties. Families include: Hazel, Rolston,
Hays, Cotton, Hill, Ditterline, Ellis, Cannaday, Sullenger,
Watson, Scott, Beanard and (Shuffle) Barger.
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