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2023 Jun 19
I am doing some family history research. Many of my relatives are buried in the Highland Cemetery, including my grandmother Irma Mathilda Bruckner née NEUDECKER and father, her son, Kenneth Wayne Bruckner. When they were alive, I remember going with them to The Highland Cemetery to put flowers on the graves. After, my grandmother wanted to visit the graves of her siblings that died young: a sister 2 years old and a brother 1 year old. The cemetery was not far from the Highland Cemetery. Her desire was to replace the old tombstones with newer ones. She knew where they were located in the cemetery even though you really could not read the inscription on the stones. I took these photos BUT the only thing I remember was it was a small cemetery and we didn’t drive far from Highland to get there. I DON’T REMEMBER THE CEMETERY NAME!!! I have looked into many cemeteries in the area but can’t find the names offhand her siblings in any of them. Yesterday, while in Highland, we drove to HUG CEMETERY and walked the old section of the cemetery with the photos of the tombstones. We could not find any tombstones with the shapes shown in thephoto. I was looking for the shapes that matched because I have the information of the children, even if I couldn’t read them. Of course the cemetery has grown and changed since I visited, IF it’s the correct cemetery…… I have even tried to find photos of HUG CEMETERY in the 1970s. I am sure that is when we went. I was hoping to jog my memory, but alas….I couldn’t find any photos.
Questions for you:
*Do you know of any other cemeteries that are not too far from Highland?
*here is the information of the 2 siblings:
Tombstone on the left= Milda (Verena) NEUDECKER Born Jan. 6, 1894/ Died Oct.
1, 1896 (grandma’s sister)
Tombstone on right= Melvin (Christian) NEUDECKER Born Aug. 15, 1898 / Died
Sept 27, 1899
Their parents were: Christ and Rosa NEUDECKER
The writing on the back of the photo is my dad’s writing. It took me some
time and research to find that Millersburg was consolidated with Pierron and
is now only Pierron, Illinois.
Any help you could give me would be much appreciated. Any people that might
be able to help would be appreciated also.
Thank you,
Diane Bruckner dbruckner16@gmail.com
2019 Mar 13
In the Bond County marriage records there is a listed the marriage of
Charles RONIGER and Barbara AMBUEL on
November 17, 1855. Is there any record of the parents of either person.
Thank you
Karen Stosak kandd13@hotmail.com
2018 Aug 02
Seeking information about Thomas HUNTER and Susan STUART who lived in
Bond County and attended the Mt. Gilead Presbytarian Church in the early
1800's. Specifically any family background of Susan STUART, who is said to
be from the King Robert STEWART line in Scotland.
Thank you for your response.
Patricia Jones patralph327@gmail.com
2018 Apr 18
This picture was sent to me by the widow of
Thomas Edwin SAVAGE’s son, Morton LaVerne SAVAGE,
some years ago. My SAVAGE line arrived in Bond County, Illinois, just before
1830 from Christian County, Kentucky. So the most distant relative I know
for sure is Martin SAVAGE. He arrived with his brother
Richard and both of their wives. Martin’s
son, Thomas, who married Elizabeth DOWNEY,
was my great grandfather and Thomas Edwin’s father.
Thomas E. SAVAGE, my great uncle, was a school teacher in the
Greenville area, I don't know exactly when. I think my grandmother,
Viola SAVAGE, might be in the class but I don't recognize her.
Does anyone recognizes anyone in the picture?
Thank you!
Helen Jackson Jackson2714@comcast.net
2018 Apr 02 & 06
I have come across an "Autographs" book. It is signed by about 100 people from Beaver Creek, Bond County, Illinois from the dates of 1885-1931. I would love to find some infer on the person and the family of which this belongs. It says Jennie Hunt 1885 in the front page. It is also signed by Charles Albert Schubert in 1888, which I believe Jennie married on 1890-12-24. There are two other entries in this journal, from Rhoda (I am assuming this is Jennies daughter) and from Veryl (I am assuming this is Jennies grandson).
... list of all the last names I can see .... some are hard to read ...
Beffingwell, Blizzard, Braun, Brirbowes(?), Bruner(?), Cox, Drake, Durham,
Eirenhandt (?), Eirenhaudt (?), Everett, Everett, Fish, Geries(?), Gerke,
Gerkeye(?), Gills, Green, Grigory, Hartt, Hildner, Hobbs, Hoffman, Hunt,
Hyatt(?), Jackson, Jackson, Jones, Kessler, King, Lagant, Lesch, McLain,
Meurlot(?), Mills, Mills, Plant, Roberh(?), Robert, Robert, Roberts,
Rodgers, Schubert, Seymour, Smith, Smith, Steele, Thompson, Vaughn, Vere de
Vere (?), Waggoner, Waite(?), Warren, White, Williams, Wise, Wyatt(?)
Please help! I would love to get this book to extended family if that is possible but not sure if extended family lives in Illinois or in Oregon, where I live. Thank you for your help!
Samantha Hartley jsg503@gmail.com
2018 Mar 14
This Sunday the 18th is the 200th wedding anniversary of the late William LINDLEY and
Jane MOODY! I just figured I would share this because
they are pretty important individuals to the Lindley Family of Bond County
Illinois.
I am currently trying to locate the grave site of both and it has not been
easy, I have some good clues after visiting the courthouse.
One William, who is the most likely person I'm tracking, may have been
injured or gotten sick on the way to Fort Wilbourn when he was enlisted as a
private under Sam Huston. He is enlisted as "William Linley-Fayette county"
basically just east of Hookdale, what used to be Perryville township.
The
reference link to Record of the Services of Illinois in the Black Hawk
War, 1831-32 ..., Volume 9, pages 80-82, Third Brigade, Captain Samuel
Huston's Company.
Continuing the conversation before the reference, my ending point is he
didn't have a will so Andrew MOODY, Jane's father, was made administrator,
William was deceased by the 28th of September.
Any information you may have on the MOODYs and LINDLEYs of Bond would be
great help.
I am a bit worried that some early grave records may be under water when
Caryle Lake was made.
David W Lindley dwlindley@charter.net
2017 Dec 17
I am sending some information regarding Andrew J Redding
who is buried in the Mulberry Grove Cemetery listed on your sight; which
says the same thing as the Find a Grave sight. The birth date on the Find a
Grave sight is incorrect. Andrew J Redding Senior was born
in Kentucky in the early 1800's. Andrew SR. is on the census records with
his sons Andrew, Richard and William along with other
family members living in Bond County, Ill. All of the mentioned sons were in
the civil war fighting for the Union. I have been doing quite a bit of work
on all of this, so I'm pretty sure its correct information.
A couple of more things to add about the Redding brothers Richard
and Andrew J Junior who are both buried at the Mulberry Grove
Cemetery. Both Andrew Junior and Richard (Dick) Redding
were in the 130th Illinois Infantry. I believe the Find A Grave sight has it
as the 180th Infantry for Richard, which is incorrect. The GenWeb sight has
the same as the Find A Grave sight. Andrew Junior's listing on the cemetery
page of your sight doesn't have him listed as a Civil War vet.
Richard (Dick) Redding is in the GAR picture that I believe is on
your sight. I'm pretty sure brother Henry's information is
correct.
Richard Marion Redding's first wife was Rebecca Ann
Goodson. They were married in Bond, Illinois 1861. Their children
were Henry, William, Rose, Margaret and Sophronia. Rilda (Hatfield)
was married to Rebecca Ann Goodson’s brother Andrew Goodson
in 1900. Rilda Hatfield Goodson (Andrew Goodson’s widow) then married
Richard once Andrew and Rebecca passed. Rebecca’s last name is definitely Goodson as my Grandma
gave me that information before she died and I wrote it down.
Rebecca Goodson Redding has a huge stone in the Mulberry Grove
Cemetery that says Mother on the top and Rebecca Redding 1841-1914 in the
front.
Thank you, Meg
2017 Jul 12
I recently attended the Bond County bicentenniel, (nice parade!) but was
not successful in making a contact with any of the
Spradling-Segrest-Riley-Ellsworth-Mayfield-Elam etc. families. I
did meet with Toni McKean, formerly of Mulberry Grove and she added a lot of
information to my heritage search.
Now I have a three-ring binder filled with connections. I am most informed
on James and Cynthia Ann Jackson's family of Mulberry
Grove, whose son Albert was my great-grandfather. We were able to find many
gravestones of my ancestors when we visited the cemetery on July 1, 2017.
I am looking for information on Cynthia Ann's family - Jackson.
Irene Dennison Herr hisnher70@sbcglobal.net
2017 Jun 09
Hello, My name is Mike Choatie. I am a lover of local history. I think
there are a lot of really good stories out there forgotten. I go to
cemeteries and small towns and find neat buildings or people that may be
interesting and I research them. I have a new blog where I will record what
I have learned.
My wife and i were recently at Ticky Point (also called Mt.
Pleasant)cemetery in Montgomery county. This is an interesting cemetery as
it has several civil war soldiers and a few blackhawk war veterans.
One of the soldiers was a man from Bond county named Henry L. Greer.
From what I have found Mr. Greer served in the 117th Ill. Inf co B. (common
unit for the area) and was discharged and pensioned due to disability. In
Aug. 1865 it appears he married Clarissa P. Greer. This is
what I know thus far.
If you have any information regarding Henry L. Greer, or if you can point me
in contact with those who might I would appreciate it. In particular I am
looking for information on his war service and disability. Thanks you!
Sincerely, Michael L. Choatie, Assumption Il. destinationnada@tutanota.com
2017 Feb 22
I have been doing some family history work. I have learned that my great-great-great-grandfather Benoni Jennings and his wife Rachael (McKinney) Jennings died in the year of 1854 from a Cholera epidemic. (Source: "Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery and Bond Counties, Illinois, Chicago, Chapman Brothers, 1892.") I have been unable to locate any death or cemetery records. I thought, perhaps, you might have some information. Thanks for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Kim Withrow
2017 Feb 18
i would like to see if someone would help in my family research for koonce and anderson...both are part of my family and ive found out that they are from bond county illinois..ive tryed a couple of times to contact someone but have heard nothing back...if you cant help me, would you please recommend someone who can....thx tom koonce TWKOONCE@aol.com
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