--Roberts Herald. 18 December 1918.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
26 September 1872
--Paxton Record. 26 September 1872.
Pfaat and Fellockm(Fellwock?) are putting up a meat market on Green street.
John Carroll, of this township died at an extreme old age, on Wednesday last. Searched FAG Illinois, did not locate burial.
--Paxton Weekly Record. 31 October 1872.
19 September 1872
--Paxton Record. 19 September 1872.
J. B. Meserve and family have at last become residents of Roberts.
Lyman Peck has commenced putting up a dwelling in town.
Another blacksmith and wagon shop in town. Tinklepaugh and Tapp are the proprietors.
L. J. Pfatt and F. E. Pettit have concluded that this place has been hotelless long enough, have secured a site, got material together, and men at work, and will push the building as fast as possible.
Another dwelling house in town, Van Antwerp from Buckley is the builder.
22 August 1872
--Paxton Record. 22 August 1872.
Lyman Peck, Jr. is putting up a dwelling house in Town.
15 August 1872
--Paxton Record. 15 August 1872.
Thomas McNish (McNeish), of this Township, is putting up a house, 16x32 and 16 feet high on Green Street, opposite Gose & Graham's to be used as a boot and shoe store.
25 July 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
Small showers of rain visited us on Monday and Tuesday, but on Wednesday it rained as if it really meant it, and it came just in time to save our early corn which was really in need of it.
Horace Lester, one of our well known citizens, has just returned from Nebraska, where he has been purchasing himself a farm. Horace has the "fever" about as bad as anybody we ever knew.
The G. C. & S. R. R. Co. is erecting a station house in Thawville.
The first car of corn was loaded, from the new warehouse on Wednesday, July 17. Five minutes is the time it takes to fill a car.
Our farmers report the army worm is working at their crops. The first place that they made their appearance was in the north part of the Township, and they are reported as steadily advancing southward.
Our school house is being painted -- white.
J. B. Meserve is making preparations to erect a dwelling house in town.
John Newman, whom we mentioned some time ago as leaving for Galesburg for medical treatment, returned on Thursday a mere skeleton, not able to lift his head. His brothers Wm. and James accompanied him.
The smoke stack of Meserve's warehouse was raised to its place on Saturday last. This was something of a feat. It being raised in one lengthy fifty foot piece.
Another big rain on Saturday night.
Reports from Livingston County state that the laborers on the Fairbury road, southeast of that place, came across some copper ore in their excavations.
--Paxton Record. 25 July 1872.
Small showers of rain visited us on Monday and Tuesday, but on Wednesday it rained as if it really meant it, and it came just in time to save our early corn which was really in need of it.
Horace Lester, one of our well known citizens, has just returned from Nebraska, where he has been purchasing himself a farm. Horace has the "fever" about as bad as anybody we ever knew.
The G. C. & S. R. R. Co. is erecting a station house in Thawville.
The first car of corn was loaded, from the new warehouse on Wednesday, July 17. Five minutes is the time it takes to fill a car.
Our farmers report the army worm is working at their crops. The first place that they made their appearance was in the north part of the Township, and they are reported as steadily advancing southward.
Our school house is being painted -- white.
J. B. Meserve is making preparations to erect a dwelling house in town.
John Newman, whom we mentioned some time ago as leaving for Galesburg for medical treatment, returned on Thursday a mere skeleton, not able to lift his head. His brothers Wm. and James accompanied him.
The smoke stack of Meserve's warehouse was raised to its place on Saturday last. This was something of a feat. It being raised in one lengthy fifty foot piece.
Another big rain on Saturday night.
Reports from Livingston County state that the laborers on the Fairbury road, southeast of that place, came across some copper ore in their excavations.
--Paxton Record. 25 July 1872.
18 July 1872
--Paxton Record. 18 July 1872.
Mr. J. V. Riggs, and family, occupy their new residence, (the handsomest in town.)
20 June 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
14 March 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
Weather fine for this season of the year. If, as the old adage runs, "a bushel of March dust is worth a King's ransom," several could be ransomed if they were in captivity, and were worth the trouble.
Rumor speaks of a rumpus in town, and says that wood cuts were plenty for a short time.
Hon. C. H. Frew, our talented Representative, was in town for a short time on Monday. He was well pleased with the aspect of things, and told us we were doing finely, much better... than he expected.
Taylor John, the proprietor of Thawville, sold all his earthly possessions in the shape of personal property, on Tuesday last, and intends quitting agriculture and pursuing husbandry, having already made a contract with a prominent Chicago builder for the erection of a brown stone front on one of the principal streets of his native city.
Carl Lohman, an old German citizen of our town expired on Sunday last.
Our doctor sports a new hat; business must be looking up a little in his line, as we have heard of no fire lately.
--Paxton Record. 14 March 1872.
Weather fine for this season of the year. If, as the old adage runs, "a bushel of March dust is worth a King's ransom," several could be ransomed if they were in captivity, and were worth the trouble.
Rumor speaks of a rumpus in town, and says that wood cuts were plenty for a short time.
Hon. C. H. Frew, our talented Representative, was in town for a short time on Monday. He was well pleased with the aspect of things, and told us we were doing finely, much better... than he expected.
Taylor John, the proprietor of Thawville, sold all his earthly possessions in the shape of personal property, on Tuesday last, and intends quitting agriculture and pursuing husbandry, having already made a contract with a prominent Chicago builder for the erection of a brown stone front on one of the principal streets of his native city.
Carl Lohman, an old German citizen of our town expired on Sunday last.
Our doctor sports a new hat; business must be looking up a little in his line, as we have heard of no fire lately.
--Paxton Record. 14 March 1872.
7 March 1872
--Paxton Record. 7 March 1872.
The oldest record of deaths that I have found for Lyman Township burials. Although Find A Grave does not have David Howe listed as a burial in Lyman Township Cemetery, Christian Stutzman the oldest son of C. Stutzman is buried in Lyman Township Cemetery. His stone has fallen, but is still readable and records that young Christian died February 28, 1872. His short life was only 12 years, 3 months and 28 days long.
29 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
J. W. Martain, agent for Parlin & Orendorff, Canton, Ill., manufacturers of the celebrated "Canton Clipper" stirring plow, was in town today. Thompson and Lyman gave him an order.
Our first regular mail was left on Tuesday last, W. C. Thompson officiating. It brought 58 letters and carried out 39.
We are having a season of mud, and gum boots are in demand. Sidewalks are rather scarce in this young burg of ours....
Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, wife of James Bond, of this township, expired after a lingering illness, on Saturday last -- the 24th.
Johnson and Meserve are making preparations to erect a fine warehouse here, the work to be commenced as soon as practicable. This firm are heavy operators in the great staple of Illinois, both at Buckley and at this place, and the warehouse they propose building will be a vast improvement to our business, when compared with the wholesale system of cribs now in vogue.
J. W. Martain, agent for Parlin & Orendorff, Canton, Ill., manufacturers of the celebrated "Canton Clipper" stirring plow, was in town today. Thompson and Lyman gave him an order.
Our first regular mail was left on Tuesday last, W. C. Thompson officiating. It brought 58 letters and carried out 39.
We are having a season of mud, and gum boots are in demand. Sidewalks are rather scarce in this young burg of ours....
Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, wife of James Bond, of this township, expired after a lingering illness, on Saturday last -- the 24th.
Johnson and Meserve are making preparations to erect a fine warehouse here, the work to be commenced as soon as practicable. This firm are heavy operators in the great staple of Illinois, both at Buckley and at this place, and the warehouse they propose building will be a vast improvement to our business, when compared with the wholesale system of cribs now in vogue.
--Paxton Record. 29 February 1872.
22 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
First good sleighing of the season and folks are improving it.
We noticed an exciting game of euchre on the down passsenger on Monday last, as the train stopped at the station....
Farmers are out in quest of strays almost enmass. One of M. L. Sullivant's men was inquiring about a $600 team of mules that disappeared from his stables quite mysteriously lately.
W. A. Conger, Taylor Blakely and families, departed for Missouri, on Wednesday last.
Another dwelling house in town, is the improvement of the week.
The Piper City correspondent asks us to "drive on," and familiarly addresses out town as "sister." Small favors received thankfully.
The sleighing talked about in our first item has nearly disappeared beneath the vernal rays of our almost summer sun.
Our Collector is busy taking in the stamps.
An accident occurred on the G., C. & S. R.R., at Gibson on Friday last, the track spreading with train No. __, letting cars down on the ties, thereby breaking an axle and delaying the train for several hours.
We are now having a general break up -- the crop of mud is good and daily increasing, and gum boots are in good demand.
Change of time on the "G., C. & S.," going south, Springfield Express and Mail, 11:47 a.m. Going North, Springfield and Mail, 4:38 p.m., and Freights most any time after sun rise.
Sewing Machine Agents are plenty we noticed J. A. Dixon in town driving a "Wheeler & Wilson" rig. D. E. Buzick is also on the war path with the same machine.
That first baby (before mentioned) was the recipient of a present from some of the business men of our town.
Our "fine weather" and "vernal sun" went by the board quite suddenly, on Monday night last, and the Jimbometer has gone down below zero.
The Ten-wheeled Engine No. 7 made its first trip over the road, on Monday last.
Wilbur Wait, of Loda, well known to most of our farmers as the accommodating dealer in lumber, farm machinery, etc., was in town for the first time this week.
Frank Wilson of the banking firm Wilson & Sons, of Gilman, was in town Friday last.
Melvin is ahead! on Friday last two of the neighboring farmers got into a dispute, in "Lear's" store, from words they came to blows. Eye witnesses say that mop-sticks were used freely. Kingsley was the Justice before whom they had to appear.
Married, on Tuesday, Feb 13th, Geo. W. Woodward to Miss Georgiana Henney.
--Paxton Record. 22 February 1872.
First good sleighing of the season and folks are improving it.
We noticed an exciting game of euchre on the down passsenger on Monday last, as the train stopped at the station....
Farmers are out in quest of strays almost enmass. One of M. L. Sullivant's men was inquiring about a $600 team of mules that disappeared from his stables quite mysteriously lately.
W. A. Conger, Taylor Blakely and families, departed for Missouri, on Wednesday last.
Another dwelling house in town, is the improvement of the week.
The Piper City correspondent asks us to "drive on," and familiarly addresses out town as "sister." Small favors received thankfully.
The sleighing talked about in our first item has nearly disappeared beneath the vernal rays of our almost summer sun.
Our Collector is busy taking in the stamps.
An accident occurred on the G., C. & S. R.R., at Gibson on Friday last, the track spreading with train No. __, letting cars down on the ties, thereby breaking an axle and delaying the train for several hours.
We are now having a general break up -- the crop of mud is good and daily increasing, and gum boots are in good demand.
Change of time on the "G., C. & S.," going south, Springfield Express and Mail, 11:47 a.m. Going North, Springfield and Mail, 4:38 p.m., and Freights most any time after sun rise.
Sewing Machine Agents are plenty we noticed J. A. Dixon in town driving a "Wheeler & Wilson" rig. D. E. Buzick is also on the war path with the same machine.
That first baby (before mentioned) was the recipient of a present from some of the business men of our town.
Our "fine weather" and "vernal sun" went by the board quite suddenly, on Monday night last, and the Jimbometer has gone down below zero.
The Ten-wheeled Engine No. 7 made its first trip over the road, on Monday last.
Wilbur Wait, of Loda, well known to most of our farmers as the accommodating dealer in lumber, farm machinery, etc., was in town for the first time this week.
Frank Wilson of the banking firm Wilson & Sons, of Gilman, was in town Friday last.
Melvin is ahead! on Friday last two of the neighboring farmers got into a dispute, in "Lear's" store, from words they came to blows. Eye witnesses say that mop-sticks were used freely. Kingsley was the Justice before whom they had to appear.
Married, on Tuesday, Feb 13th, Geo. W. Woodward to Miss Georgiana Henney.
--Paxton Record. 22 February 1872.
15 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Weather the coldest we have so far experienced for this winter.
Our Station Agent, keeps his head tightly bandaged and gets as mad as a hornet when any one says "Ears," and mentions last Sunday as an extremely cold day. "O dear what can the matter be."...
The R. R. Co. has seen fit to change Agents at Melvin, Mr. Thompson not being an operator, and they intending to make that place a telegraph station, a change was necessary.
Geo. H. Thompson, of the firm "Thompson & Lyman," has the appointment as Postmaster at this place, this is a good appointment and gives almost universal satisfaction.
The Revival Meetings noticed in our last, have at last been discontinued. Much good as been done. It is the intention of the Pastor to commence a series of meetings in the Grand Prairie school house.
Why is it that we see so many Peach Orchard's farmers hauling their corn to our station and doing their trading at our town? We wondered at this, and so we inquired, and this was what they told us. We can get more for our corn at Johnson & Meserve's than we can in Melvin, and then we can get more for our money here. So!
Considerable Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity at rather low prices.
Christopher Anderson, one of our citizens, has taken a journey to Scotland. It appears that Mr. Anderson was at one time manager of a R. R. office in that county, and that company now wishes his proof to their books in an important case, and so gives him $25 per day and expenses of journey.
Hon. C. H. Frew passed through town, on the up passenger, on Saturday last.
A Farmer's Club is making its appearance in our part of the county.
Seven emigrant wagons passed through town one day last week, bound further south.
And still they marry: Geo. Barnhart was the lucky man, to Miss Amelia Smith, all of this town.
--Paxton Record. 15 February 1872.
Weather the coldest we have so far experienced for this winter.
Our Station Agent, keeps his head tightly bandaged and gets as mad as a hornet when any one says "Ears," and mentions last Sunday as an extremely cold day. "O dear what can the matter be."...
The R. R. Co. has seen fit to change Agents at Melvin, Mr. Thompson not being an operator, and they intending to make that place a telegraph station, a change was necessary.
Geo. H. Thompson, of the firm "Thompson & Lyman," has the appointment as Postmaster at this place, this is a good appointment and gives almost universal satisfaction.
The Revival Meetings noticed in our last, have at last been discontinued. Much good as been done. It is the intention of the Pastor to commence a series of meetings in the Grand Prairie school house.
Why is it that we see so many Peach Orchard's farmers hauling their corn to our station and doing their trading at our town? We wondered at this, and so we inquired, and this was what they told us. We can get more for our corn at Johnson & Meserve's than we can in Melvin, and then we can get more for our money here. So!
Considerable Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity at rather low prices.
Christopher Anderson, one of our citizens, has taken a journey to Scotland. It appears that Mr. Anderson was at one time manager of a R. R. office in that county, and that company now wishes his proof to their books in an important case, and so gives him $25 per day and expenses of journey.
Hon. C. H. Frew passed through town, on the up passenger, on Saturday last.
A Farmer's Club is making its appearance in our part of the county.
Seven emigrant wagons passed through town one day last week, bound further south.
And still they marry: Geo. Barnhart was the lucky man, to Miss Amelia Smith, all of this town.
8 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Our revival meeting still continues, much good has been done.
W. C. Thompson arrived at home from his visit to the "celestials."
H. J. Howe, our county surveyor, was seen in town this week....
Flora & Newman's building rapidly approaches completion; a good frame east side of Main street. Another house in town, this time a dwelling, Alfred Guise is the proprietor. Mel Lincoln, of the firm of H. Lincoln & Son, of Buckley, was in town this week.
This week an important event has taken place; nothing more nor less than the birth of the first child inside of the corporate limits of our town, G. H. Bushor, our business maker, is the happy "parent," and he is just about as happy as a man can be -- and live.
The grain business is nearly at a stand still, no more cars are allowed to be loaded with grain until further orders, and as everything in town capable of holding shelled corn is full, (which is not otherwise occupied) buyers are constrained to purchase nothing except ear corn for the time being.
The called meeting alluded to in our last, was largely attended by the citizens of Lyman. After considerable desultory talking, a committee consisting of Messrs. Gose, Hurst and Haling were appointed to take the best legal advice obtainable on the subject in question, viz; our "G., C. & S." R.R. aid bonds, and to report at an adjourned meeting, on Feb. 7th, 1872.
Public sales are many, too numerous even to be noticed. Auctioneering must be good business. We notice that Ed. Gill is booked for one in the north part of the Township.
Weather cold, blowy and blustery.
Some of citizens are making preparations for a "new departure," Missouri is the destined point. We hope they will never regret their leaving Lyman and that they will enjoy both health and prosperity in their future homes.
Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity and at good fair prices.
One of our citizens who sold out with the intention of making Kansas his future home, has returned and is now about purchasing another near here. He says he can buy land here as cheap as he can good land there, and the poor land is dear at any price. So much for Kansas. "Suckers" stay at home and don't grumble.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
Our revival meeting still continues, much good has been done.
W. C. Thompson arrived at home from his visit to the "celestials."
H. J. Howe, our county surveyor, was seen in town this week....
Flora & Newman's building rapidly approaches completion; a good frame east side of Main street. Another house in town, this time a dwelling, Alfred Guise is the proprietor. Mel Lincoln, of the firm of H. Lincoln & Son, of Buckley, was in town this week.
This week an important event has taken place; nothing more nor less than the birth of the first child inside of the corporate limits of our town, G. H. Bushor, our business maker, is the happy "parent," and he is just about as happy as a man can be -- and live.
The grain business is nearly at a stand still, no more cars are allowed to be loaded with grain until further orders, and as everything in town capable of holding shelled corn is full, (which is not otherwise occupied) buyers are constrained to purchase nothing except ear corn for the time being.
The called meeting alluded to in our last, was largely attended by the citizens of Lyman. After considerable desultory talking, a committee consisting of Messrs. Gose, Hurst and Haling were appointed to take the best legal advice obtainable on the subject in question, viz; our "G., C. & S." R.R. aid bonds, and to report at an adjourned meeting, on Feb. 7th, 1872.
Public sales are many, too numerous even to be noticed. Auctioneering must be good business. We notice that Ed. Gill is booked for one in the north part of the Township.
Weather cold, blowy and blustery.
Some of citizens are making preparations for a "new departure," Missouri is the destined point. We hope they will never regret their leaving Lyman and that they will enjoy both health and prosperity in their future homes.
Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity and at good fair prices.
One of our citizens who sold out with the intention of making Kansas his future home, has returned and is now about purchasing another near here. He says he can buy land here as cheap as he can good land there, and the poor land is dear at any price. So much for Kansas. "Suckers" stay at home and don't grumble.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
8 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
The protracted meeting is still in progress at the School House in Dist. No. 4. House crowded every night. Quite a number have already joined the church, and the prospect is that a great deal of good will be done.
McClave & Riggs, of Buckley, have put in a stock of dry goods in the room with Thompson & Lyman. J. G. McClave in person attends to customers at this place.
Two individuals of the genus "Drummer" were in town this week: one represented the "Moline Plow" Co., the other talked "Key Stone Planter."
Mr. Barkmeyer of the firm of Barkmeyer & Holch, of Gilman, spent a day in our town, looking at the prospects, we suppose.
Our first drunken man was in town this week, and he imported his liquor.
And still they marry! Our friend Benny Simpson of Peach Orchards, was the victim this time. Rumor also speaks of another couple to be made happy. Oh, yes, certainly.
Taylor John, the proprietor of "Thawville" a new station on this road, was in town several times this week.
W. C. Thompson, our young and genial druggist, departed for Pekin on a visit to his "Cousin;" hope he'll enjoy himself. Our Dr. is on the go all the time; something serious must be the matter.
John Roberts, one of our old and well esteemed citizens, met with quite a serious accident lately, caused by the fall of his horse on his left leg, fracturing the lower part of the "tibia." Dr. M. Cassingham was called to attend the case. He adjusted the parts and reports him doing finely.
A. A. Haling and family left for the East on Wednesday of this week.
A called meeting of the voters of this Township to take some action in regard to R. R. taxes is posted for Saturday the 27th inst.
The protracted meeting is still in progress at the School House in Dist. No. 4. House crowded every night. Quite a number have already joined the church, and the prospect is that a great deal of good will be done.
McClave & Riggs, of Buckley, have put in a stock of dry goods in the room with Thompson & Lyman. J. G. McClave in person attends to customers at this place.
Two individuals of the genus "Drummer" were in town this week: one represented the "Moline Plow" Co., the other talked "Key Stone Planter."
Mr. Barkmeyer of the firm of Barkmeyer & Holch, of Gilman, spent a day in our town, looking at the prospects, we suppose.
Our first drunken man was in town this week, and he imported his liquor.
And still they marry! Our friend Benny Simpson of Peach Orchards, was the victim this time. Rumor also speaks of another couple to be made happy. Oh, yes, certainly.
Taylor John, the proprietor of "Thawville" a new station on this road, was in town several times this week.
W. C. Thompson, our young and genial druggist, departed for Pekin on a visit to his "Cousin;" hope he'll enjoy himself. Our Dr. is on the go all the time; something serious must be the matter.
John Roberts, one of our old and well esteemed citizens, met with quite a serious accident lately, caused by the fall of his horse on his left leg, fracturing the lower part of the "tibia." Dr. M. Cassingham was called to attend the case. He adjusted the parts and reports him doing finely.
A. A. Haling and family left for the East on Wednesday of this week.
A called meeting of the voters of this Township to take some action in regard to R. R. taxes is posted for Saturday the 27th inst.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
18 January 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Allow me, Mr. Editor, to make my excuses for this lengthy hiatus in my items, and with the promise of being more punctual in the future, I send these for your next issue.
Weather and roads very fine for this season of the year.
Corn is coming into town lively, through the rather low price has a tendency to make the farmers hold on to their maize tighter than they otherwise would.
Considerable corn is being shipped to the East from this station. --To the New England states especially.
Another new house is going up in town. Messrs. Newman & Florey are the builders. Our "G., C. & L." R.R. has made another "time arrangement in regards to its passenger trains." The two night trains are taken off, in order to use the engines to move the freight that has accumulated along the line. This is for a short time only, as the road expects new engines this week.
O. B. Taft, of Chicago, was in town last week.
Several changes in real estate have been made in this vicinity lately.
Alexander Forbes, of this town, has returned from the south where he has been sojourning for some months. We were all glad to see Aleck once more.
The Methodist's are holding a Revival meeting at the school house, in District No. 4. The meetings are largely attended.
The Rev. W. Matthews, of Onarga, agent of the "Western Seamen's Bethel Association," of Chicago, has been lecturing in our town quite extensively Mr. Matthews drew good audiences.
Four hearts that beat as one, four souls with but a single thought, were made contented and happy a short time ago. Those principally interested were Mr. John Barker and Miss Leua Forbes; Mr. J. A. Forbes and Miss Mary Scott, all of this town. We wish them much joy.
Melvin has the blues.... They have a doctor to keep it alive, "Vade in pace."
Miss Rouse, of New York, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A. A. Haling of this Township, intends removing to the East in a short time.
The Rev. Mr. Wilcox, the well known and highly esteemed pastor of the Congregational Church, of this town, expired on Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Several runaways in town lately. No particular damage done.
Something of an accident occurred at the R. R. crossing, near Thawville, a few days ago. A man trying to cross the rail road upset, broke his wagon, killed a horse and otherwise shook things up considerable. Moral, let not drunken men try to cross the "G., C. & L." R. R. near Thawville.
A special petition for a town meeting is circulating in our Township, having for its object to devise ways and means to escape our R. R. indebtedness.
--Paxton Record. 18 January 1872.
Allow me, Mr. Editor, to make my excuses for this lengthy hiatus in my items, and with the promise of being more punctual in the future, I send these for your next issue.
Weather and roads very fine for this season of the year.
Corn is coming into town lively, through the rather low price has a tendency to make the farmers hold on to their maize tighter than they otherwise would.
Considerable corn is being shipped to the East from this station. --To the New England states especially.
Another new house is going up in town. Messrs. Newman & Florey are the builders. Our "G., C. & L." R.R. has made another "time arrangement in regards to its passenger trains." The two night trains are taken off, in order to use the engines to move the freight that has accumulated along the line. This is for a short time only, as the road expects new engines this week.
O. B. Taft, of Chicago, was in town last week.
Several changes in real estate have been made in this vicinity lately.
Alexander Forbes, of this town, has returned from the south where he has been sojourning for some months. We were all glad to see Aleck once more.
The Methodist's are holding a Revival meeting at the school house, in District No. 4. The meetings are largely attended.
The Rev. W. Matthews, of Onarga, agent of the "Western Seamen's Bethel Association," of Chicago, has been lecturing in our town quite extensively Mr. Matthews drew good audiences.
Four hearts that beat as one, four souls with but a single thought, were made contented and happy a short time ago. Those principally interested were Mr. John Barker and Miss Leua Forbes; Mr. J. A. Forbes and Miss Mary Scott, all of this town. We wish them much joy.
Melvin has the blues.... They have a doctor to keep it alive, "Vade in pace."
Miss Rouse, of New York, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A. A. Haling of this Township, intends removing to the East in a short time.
The Rev. Mr. Wilcox, the well known and highly esteemed pastor of the Congregational Church, of this town, expired on Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Several runaways in town lately. No particular damage done.
Something of an accident occurred at the R. R. crossing, near Thawville, a few days ago. A man trying to cross the rail road upset, broke his wagon, killed a horse and otherwise shook things up considerable. Moral, let not drunken men try to cross the "G., C. & L." R. R. near Thawville.
A special petition for a town meeting is circulating in our Township, having for its object to devise ways and means to escape our R. R. indebtedness.
--Paxton Record. 18 January 1872.
21 December 1871
LYMAN ITEMS
Weather fine for this season of the year.
Roads dry, smooth and somewhat dusty.
News miserably scarce. Nobody married, though rumor says that certain parties contemplate entering the married state shortly. Nobody dead. Not even a dog fight....
Our young folks had a party at F. A. Roberts new house. On Monday last. They had a very fine and enjoyable time. We were there and speak from experience.
David Howe, one of our oldest settlers, and the father of our present County Surveyor, has been suffering for some time with an asthmatic complaint and is now very unwell.
We have as yet heard nothing from anybody about putting up a hotel at this place; a splendid location for one. A lot opposite the depot building is offered, free of cost, for this purpose. Our improvement in town, for this week, is a blacksmith shop, which we have sadly needed for some time, but now the vacancy is filled with a first class workman.
The inhabitants of the south west part of our township have been treated to some miniature prairie fires -- not much in size or extent -- mere pocket editions of those we used to have four or five years ago. No damage done.
A team of horses ran away in town last week, and the way they did "git up and git" was a caution. Consequences, a goodly supply of kindling wood, and minus a wagon.
The United Presbyterian denomination are holding their quarterly meeting in the school house, just out of town.
Our township still retains a smack of its original wildness yet. A wolf was seen on section 19, in this town on Sunday last.
Since scribbling my first item the weather has changed suddenly and is now cold, and the dust I bragged about, is covered up with snow.
--Paxton Record. 21 December 1871.
Weather fine for this season of the year.
Roads dry, smooth and somewhat dusty.
News miserably scarce. Nobody married, though rumor says that certain parties contemplate entering the married state shortly. Nobody dead. Not even a dog fight....
Our young folks had a party at F. A. Roberts new house. On Monday last. They had a very fine and enjoyable time. We were there and speak from experience.
David Howe, one of our oldest settlers, and the father of our present County Surveyor, has been suffering for some time with an asthmatic complaint and is now very unwell.
We have as yet heard nothing from anybody about putting up a hotel at this place; a splendid location for one. A lot opposite the depot building is offered, free of cost, for this purpose. Our improvement in town, for this week, is a blacksmith shop, which we have sadly needed for some time, but now the vacancy is filled with a first class workman.
The inhabitants of the south west part of our township have been treated to some miniature prairie fires -- not much in size or extent -- mere pocket editions of those we used to have four or five years ago. No damage done.
A team of horses ran away in town last week, and the way they did "git up and git" was a caution. Consequences, a goodly supply of kindling wood, and minus a wagon.
The United Presbyterian denomination are holding their quarterly meeting in the school house, just out of town.
Our township still retains a smack of its original wildness yet. A wolf was seen on section 19, in this town on Sunday last.
Since scribbling my first item the weather has changed suddenly and is now cold, and the dust I bragged about, is covered up with snow.
--Paxton Record. 21 December 1871.
7 December 1871
LYMAN ITEMSWe notice with pleasure that F. A. Roberts is determined to make the R. R. station, in this town, decidedly a nice little village, in which persons may make their permanent home.
For some time past he has been planting trees for shade along the principal streets, and although the freeze, just past, has stopped operations for this fall, he assures us that he expects to plant two thousand more the coming spring. He has also been boring for water at the crossing of Main and Green streets, having found an abundance at a moderate depth, is now making preparations to put down a town well.
The Newman Bro.'s have been shipping a large quantity of broom corn to Philadelphia markets.
Our switch is filled with cars loaded with iron for the L. B. & M. road, making it quite inconvenient for persons doing business here. Melvin is also in the same fix.
Johnson & Meserve bought 103 loads of corn on Saturday of last week, and considerable of it being shelled, it weighed out 3,100 bushels. Can Melvin beat it?
Our drug store has come at last. We notice quite an amount of freight for W. C. Thompson & Co., the firm who proposes to carry on that business here. They are energetic, go ahead, and all that sort of thing," and mean business right up to the handle. We hope they will have good success
Most of our schools have commenced their winter terms, with a good attendance. We notice that Lyman Township furnishes most of the teachers, and good ones they are.
A large number of good substantial buildings have been erected in this town during the year '71, which is now rapidly drawing to a close, and as every good building increases not only the wealth of the man who erects it, but also adds dollars and cents to the acres of his neighbors, we should take pride in every home improvement -- let folks know what we are doing and ask them to say what they have performed. Last year our worthy editor called for statistics on this subject from the different towns of this county, and only one town responded, that of Brenton, and only two men were public spirited enough to collect these statistics and forward them. They were Messrs. Conrow & Finney of the above mentioned town. Now we think if this call were made again this year it would be better responded to. Would it not be worth while to try it and see, Mr. Editor?
Roberts' Station wants a hotel bad, a Sherman House or Tremont Jr., or even another Bennett House would be very acceptable, as it is hard to find a boarding house at times. Who will be the lucky man? Don't all speak at once.
--Paxton Record. 7 December 1871.
For some time past he has been planting trees for shade along the principal streets, and although the freeze, just past, has stopped operations for this fall, he assures us that he expects to plant two thousand more the coming spring. He has also been boring for water at the crossing of Main and Green streets, having found an abundance at a moderate depth, is now making preparations to put down a town well.
The Newman Bro.'s have been shipping a large quantity of broom corn to Philadelphia markets.
Our switch is filled with cars loaded with iron for the L. B. & M. road, making it quite inconvenient for persons doing business here. Melvin is also in the same fix.
Johnson & Meserve bought 103 loads of corn on Saturday of last week, and considerable of it being shelled, it weighed out 3,100 bushels. Can Melvin beat it?
Our drug store has come at last. We notice quite an amount of freight for W. C. Thompson & Co., the firm who proposes to carry on that business here. They are energetic, go ahead, and all that sort of thing," and mean business right up to the handle. We hope they will have good success
Most of our schools have commenced their winter terms, with a good attendance. We notice that Lyman Township furnishes most of the teachers, and good ones they are.
A large number of good substantial buildings have been erected in this town during the year '71, which is now rapidly drawing to a close, and as every good building increases not only the wealth of the man who erects it, but also adds dollars and cents to the acres of his neighbors, we should take pride in every home improvement -- let folks know what we are doing and ask them to say what they have performed. Last year our worthy editor called for statistics on this subject from the different towns of this county, and only one town responded, that of Brenton, and only two men were public spirited enough to collect these statistics and forward them. They were Messrs. Conrow & Finney of the above mentioned town. Now we think if this call were made again this year it would be better responded to. Would it not be worth while to try it and see, Mr. Editor?
Roberts' Station wants a hotel bad, a Sherman House or Tremont Jr., or even another Bennett House would be very acceptable, as it is hard to find a boarding house at times. Who will be the lucky man? Don't all speak at once.
--Paxton Record. 7 December 1871.
23 November 1871
LYMAN ITEMS
Corn has "riz." -- Johnson and Meserve now pay 30 cts.
All our farmers are bragging of their big corn crop; hardly any of them estimate the yield at less than 50 bushels per acre.
Some of our young folk took a notion to get married the other day, to wit: Mr. Nelson Busick to Miss Maria Woolsoncroft, and Mr. William Wilson to Miss Alice Busick, all of Lyman. They were nice looking girls and proper young men. Maybe you saw them yourself as they departed for Paxton after the event.
Some boys concluded to "charivari" the married folks, aforesaid, and one of them loaded his gun so heavily that on firing it, it burst, injuring his hand so badly that amputation was necessary.
A new time table for the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Road, took effect on Monday, the 20th. Two passenger and four freight trains a day -- lots of business and heavy trains.
--Paxton Record. 23 November 1871.
Corn has "riz." -- Johnson and Meserve now pay 30 cts.
All our farmers are bragging of their big corn crop; hardly any of them estimate the yield at less than 50 bushels per acre.
Some of our young folk took a notion to get married the other day, to wit: Mr. Nelson Busick to Miss Maria Woolsoncroft, and Mr. William Wilson to Miss Alice Busick, all of Lyman. They were nice looking girls and proper young men. Maybe you saw them yourself as they departed for Paxton after the event.
Some boys concluded to "charivari" the married folks, aforesaid, and one of them loaded his gun so heavily that on firing it, it burst, injuring his hand so badly that amputation was necessary.
A new time table for the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Road, took effect on Monday, the 20th. Two passenger and four freight trains a day -- lots of business and heavy trains.
--Paxton Record. 23 November 1871.
12 January 1871
. . . Thompson and Dashiel of Onarga have built a store in our town, and filled it with Dry Goods and Groceries, and are doing a good business. Our R. R. is graded and bridged, and ties are contracted to be hauled. A water tank is also under way. Most of our farmers, after keeping their hogs until the present time, -- and their value depreciating every week -- have at last concluded to sell, and quite a large amount of pork has been started Chicagoward in the past few days. I have been talking to our farmers about their corn crops and its average yield, and have found that excluding sod corn, the average is fully 43 bushels per acre, and this average, unlike others, is an under estimate, rather than over.
--Paxton Record. 12 January 1871.
--Paxton Record. 12 January 1871.
Township Officials 1870
--Paxton Record. 14 April 1870.LYMAN
E. S. Gose, Supervisor
A. B. Graham, Clerk
Jos. Hurst, Assessor
F. G. Atwood, Collector
T. Russell, Commissioner of Highways
J. S. Smith, Justice of the Peace
T. A. Ireland, School Trustee
Overseers of Highways:
John Davis
W. A. Conger
James B. Jones
John Hammill
Jas. Drummond
James Dycus
Horace Lester
G. G. Atwood
A. Shaffer
P.P. Russell
Saturday, October 28, 2017
W. W. Graham
Died in Lyman Township, Tuesday, Dec. 12th, 1872, W. W. Graham, aged 22 years.
The announcement of the death of this young man threw a shade of gloom over the entire community where he was known. His sickness was of short duration, his disease typhoid fever. Only about two weeks before his death he was in this city, where he was a frequent visitor, and where he had many friends. The readers of the Record had a familiar acquaintance with him as the author of "Lyman Items."
Mr. Graham was an active, energetic young man of unusually agreeable manners, of superior business qualifications, and his early death is mourned by many who knew him but to esteem and honor him. His funeral was attended at Roberts, on Sunday last, by a large concourse of people. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Pendleton, of Chenoa. He was buried with Masonic honors -- something like a hundred of the fraternity being in attendance to pay the last sad office of respect to their departed friend and brother. The burial services were conducted by Rt. W. D. D. G. M, Wilson Hoag, of this city.
The sympathies of the entire community are extended to his parents and friends at this their irreparable loss.
--Paxton Record. 19 December 1872.
The announcement of the death of this young man threw a shade of gloom over the entire community where he was known. His sickness was of short duration, his disease typhoid fever. Only about two weeks before his death he was in this city, where he was a frequent visitor, and where he had many friends. The readers of the Record had a familiar acquaintance with him as the author of "Lyman Items."
Mr. Graham was an active, energetic young man of unusually agreeable manners, of superior business qualifications, and his early death is mourned by many who knew him but to esteem and honor him. His funeral was attended at Roberts, on Sunday last, by a large concourse of people. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Pendleton, of Chenoa. He was buried with Masonic honors -- something like a hundred of the fraternity being in attendance to pay the last sad office of respect to their departed friend and brother. The burial services were conducted by Rt. W. D. D. G. M, Wilson Hoag, of this city.
The sympathies of the entire community are extended to his parents and friends at this their irreparable loss.
--Paxton Record. 19 December 1872.
One of the oldest, lengthiest obits I have found. Mr. Graham wrote the column titled "Lyman Items" for the Paxton Record. He recorded a lot of early Roberts history in his writings.
When I photographed stones in Lyman Township Cemetery I did not find this stone. The photo is from FAG and Steven Baker is the contributor; looks like he may have had to do some digging to get a good photo.
Kief Family
Posted by Allen Kief to the Roberts Illinois History Group FB page October 2017. Comments are by Allen Kief.
Above: Four Generations. Richard E. Kief (16 months), Augusta Truesdell (Middle), Phillipina Zahn (Left), Jessie I. Kief (Right).
Above: It appears to be four generations with Phillippine Zahn in the middle and I believe Augusta Truesdell on top left. I do not know the other two. Any ideas? --Allen Kief
Above: --From Allen Kief. Jessie Kief's Great Grandmother.
Above: Four Generations. Richard E. Kief (16 months), Augusta Truesdell (Middle), Phillipina Zahn (Left), Jessie I. Kief (Right).
Above: It appears to be four generations with Phillippine Zahn in the middle and I believe Augusta Truesdell on top left. I do not know the other two. Any ideas? --Allen Kief
Above: --From Allen Kief. Jessie Kief's Great Grandmother.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Buckley Photos
Click on the link below.
History of Buckley
Photographer: Courtesy of Buckley Sesquicentennial Committee
http://www.news-gazette.com/multimedia/photogallery/2006-07-22/history-buckley
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Florella and Mabel Zahn
From Mary Farley Cummins on the Roberts Illinois History Group FB page:
This is Florella and Mabel Zahn daughters of John and Lena Roeder Zahn. I have this picture of Florella that is marked.
This is Florella and Mabel Zahn daughters of John and Lena Roeder Zahn. I have this picture of Florella that is marked.
Some More Zahn Family Identities
From Mary Farley Cummins on the Roberts Illinois History Group FB page:
The wedding picture of Rose Catherine Kukuck and John Fredrick Piepho. Oct 14, 1896. Rose is a half sister of Sophia Brand Zahn wife of Dietrich.
The wedding picture of Rose Catherine Kukuck and John Fredrick Piepho. Oct 14, 1896. Rose is a half sister of Sophia Brand Zahn wife of Dietrich.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Zahn Family Identifications
We have names for some of the photos.
Below: Samuel Nathaniel Zahn. 1881-1971.
This identification was confimed by Mary Cummins , his granddaughter-in-law, on the Roberts Illinois History Facebook Group (RIHFG). Samuel is a younger brother to John Zahn.
From Rose Martin (granddaughter of Rosa) posted on the RIHFG:
About age 22 in the photo. She had designed and made the dress herself. She died in 1918 after an operation for gall bladder leaving a grieving husband and five children ages 15, 14, 10, 8, and 3.
This woman was also identified by Daniel Flora on the RIHFG.
Below: Dorothy "Dora' Philipina (sic) Zahn Roeder. 1865-1962.
From Rose Martin: posted on the RIHFG:
The photo was taken shortly before she was married in 1901 to Fred A. Roeder (1876-1951). Dora was a schoolteacher in the rural school just across the road from their farm. Dora is 21 in this photo according to a note on the back of her Mother's copy of this photo.
Identity also confirmed by Daniel Flora on RIHFG.
Sophia died in her own home, being cared for by her daughter Dora(thea) Roeder.
Below: Samuel Nathaniel Zahn. 1881-1971.
This identification was confimed by Mary Cummins , his granddaughter-in-law, on the Roberts Illinois History Facebook Group (RIHFG). Samuel is a younger brother to John Zahn.
Below: Rosa Anna Zahn Steinberg. 1879-1918. From Rose Martin (granddaughter of Rosa) posted on the RIHFG:
About age 22 in the photo. She had designed and made the dress herself. She died in 1918 after an operation for gall bladder leaving a grieving husband and five children ages 15, 14, 10, 8, and 3.
This woman was also identified by Daniel Flora on the RIHFG.
Below: Dorothy "Dora' Philipina (sic) Zahn Roeder. 1865-1962.
From Rose Martin: posted on the RIHFG:
The photo was taken shortly before she was married in 1901 to Fred A. Roeder (1876-1951). Dora was a schoolteacher in the rural school just across the road from their farm. Dora is 21 in this photo according to a note on the back of her Mother's copy of this photo.
Identity also confirmed by Daniel Flora on RIHFG.
Below: Justin Condit Tarvin. 1871-1949.
Married Mary Roeder, per Daniel Flora on the RIHFG.
Below: Catherine Dorothee Henriette Sophia (Brandt) Zahn. 1849-1933.
--Find-A-Grave:
Birth: Aug. 28, 1849
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death: Jul. 14, 1933
Ford County, Illinois
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death: Jul. 14, 1933
Ford County, Illinois
Born and christened in Idensen, Amt Bokeloh, Hannover, the 3rd of 4 children of Ernst Heinrich (Henry) Conrad Christoph Brandt & Katharine Marie Dorothea (Dora) Freise, Sophia immigrated with her family on the S. S. Rastede, arriving in New York on 8 Jun 1852.
Her christened name is Catharine Dorothee Henriette Sophia Brandt but she was always known as 'Sophia C.' The family spelled the last name BRAND in the USA.
Her father died about a month later in the cholera epidemic which swept through the immigrant population, and her mother married E. Christoph Kukuck in 1853. He was a beloved step-father and Sophia helped raise her step-siblings.
The family used German at home so Sophia never learned English well. After marriage she learned to read her German Bible, but not much else. However, she was in great demand as a healer and midwife. She was also remarkably strong for a person under 5 feet tall.
She married Johann Dietrich Zahn in Limestone Township of Kankakee Co. IL on March 27, 1869. They farmed in Kankakee Co. until about 1880/1 when they bought land near Dietrich's brother Jacob in Ford County.
Her christened name is Catharine Dorothee Henriette Sophia Brandt but she was always known as 'Sophia C.' The family spelled the last name BRAND in the USA.
Her father died about a month later in the cholera epidemic which swept through the immigrant population, and her mother married E. Christoph Kukuck in 1853. He was a beloved step-father and Sophia helped raise her step-siblings.
The family used German at home so Sophia never learned English well. After marriage she learned to read her German Bible, but not much else. However, she was in great demand as a healer and midwife. She was also remarkably strong for a person under 5 feet tall.
She married Johann Dietrich Zahn in Limestone Township of Kankakee Co. IL on March 27, 1869. They farmed in Kankakee Co. until about 1880/1 when they bought land near Dietrich's brother Jacob in Ford County.
They had 6 children of their own:
Amanda Sophia 1870 -1905 m Ebert
John Christopher 1871 - 1953
Mary Ellen 1874 - 1956 m Himmel
Dorothea Philipena 1875-1962 m Roeder
Rosa Anna 1879 - 1918 m Steinberg
Samuel Nathaniel 1881 - 1971
Sophia also raised her step-nephew, Edwin Edgar Voigt, after his mother died weeks after his birth in 1892. Later, a widowed Sophia fostered her granddaughter, Ruth Steinberg after Ruth's mother, Rosa Anna, died in 1918.Amanda Sophia 1870 -1905 m Ebert
John Christopher 1871 - 1953
Mary Ellen 1874 - 1956 m Himmel
Dorothea Philipena 1875-1962 m Roeder
Rosa Anna 1879 - 1918 m Steinberg
Samuel Nathaniel 1881 - 1971
Sophia died in her own home, being cared for by her daughter Dora(thea) Roeder.
Below: Johann Dietrich Zahn. 1839-1916.
--Find-A-Grave.
Birth: Jul. 6, 1839
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: Oct. 7, 1916
Roberts, Ford County, Illinois
--Find-A-Grave.
Birth: Jul. 6, 1839
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: Oct. 7, 1916
Roberts, Ford County, Illinois
Born in Morschheim, Kirchheimbolanden, Rhineland Pfalz, Dietrich was 2nd of 6 of Karl Dietrich Zahn (1805-1869) & Anne Margrethe ANGST (1807-1859).
He served Rhineland Bavaria in the war against Prussia which Prussia won. To avoid service in the cruel Prussian army and because the economic outlook was so very grim, Dietrich emigrated, joining other family members in America. He arrived in New York on the S.S. Atlanta on 25 Mar 1867 with youngest brother Philip.
J. Dietrich married Katharine Dorothee Henriette SOPHIA BRAND on 27 Mar 1869 in Kankakee Co. They had six children.
He became a successful farmer in Kankakee Co. About 1880 the family moved to land Dietrich purchased in Lyman Township of Ford Co, near the land of his brother, Jacob.
Dietrich strongly supported the rural (German) Zion Evangelical Church, donating the quarter section for the small church from his farm in Section 25 of Lyman Township, Ford Co. IL. He and Sophia regularly hosted the itinerate preacher and the officials at Quarterly Meetings. Sophia continued to do so even after his death when she had moved to Roberts.
NOTE: His baptismal record in Rhineland Bavaria says Johann Dietrich. His immigration record and all American records list him as Dietrich John or just Dietrich.
He served Rhineland Bavaria in the war against Prussia which Prussia won. To avoid service in the cruel Prussian army and because the economic outlook was so very grim, Dietrich emigrated, joining other family members in America. He arrived in New York on the S.S. Atlanta on 25 Mar 1867 with youngest brother Philip.
J. Dietrich married Katharine Dorothee Henriette SOPHIA BRAND on 27 Mar 1869 in Kankakee Co. They had six children.
He became a successful farmer in Kankakee Co. About 1880 the family moved to land Dietrich purchased in Lyman Township of Ford Co, near the land of his brother, Jacob.
Dietrich strongly supported the rural (German) Zion Evangelical Church, donating the quarter section for the small church from his farm in Section 25 of Lyman Township, Ford Co. IL. He and Sophia regularly hosted the itinerate preacher and the officials at Quarterly Meetings. Sophia continued to do so even after his death when she had moved to Roberts.
NOTE: His baptismal record in Rhineland Bavaria says Johann Dietrich. His immigration record and all American records list him as Dietrich John or just Dietrich.
Below: Sophia Zahn. Written on the back of the photo.
Below: John Daniel Roeder.
Identified by Daniel Flora: "My Great Grandfather."
More Zahn and/or Roeders
If you can identify anyone in the following, please let me know. Or if you would like any of these photos, please feel free to copy or I can get the originals to you. Jan.
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