Photo from:
--"Memories of Roberts" 1994 CalendarSponsored by the Roberts Woman's Club
Article from:
--Roberts Herald. 23 January 1946.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Yackee Bros. sell to J. W. Kenward
Sponsored by the Roberts Woman's Club
Article from:
--Roberts Herald. 23 January 1946.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Memorial to Clayton Hale
Monday, November 28, 2016
Johann Heinrich Roeder
Civil War Veteran Johann Heinrich Roeder. Born in Germany Heinrich came to America in 1862. At 17 he like so many Germans enlisted and went off to war, joining Co C of the 29th Illinois Infantry. After marrying he moved to Roberts. He was a member of the GAR and was 1 of 4 surviving veterans in Gilman, Illinois by 1929.
--Posted by Daniel Flora to the Ford County, Illinois Heritage FB page on 27 May 2015.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Beset Grove is visited by the Queen of Romania
Two hotels were built at Beset Grove? I don't think I have heard that before. More research.
--The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 12 June 1959.
Roberts Hospital to be Razed.
The Roberts Hospital was a residence, built in 1907 by Dr. Ben Zahn. Dr. Colteaux purchases the building from Dr. Zahn in 1923.
--The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. 13 September 1964.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Colteaux
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Colteaux and Dr.
--Shared by Shirley Meece on the Ford County, Illinois Heritage page.
Train Car Accident at the Keup Crossing
Wales or Vales? Keup Crossing, the cemetery?
--Roberts Herald. 15 December 1937.
Earl R. Ayersman Accidental Death
Mrs. Arysman was formerly Miss Nettie Kief of Roberts.
--Roberts Herald. 16 May 1923.
ELIAS B. BEIGHLE, CIVIL WAR VET
E. B. Beighle
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 296
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 296
Saturday, November 26, 2016
F. G. LOHMAN
EARLY DAYS IN THE TOWN OF LYMAN
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
In 1879, John Drummond was elected Town Clerk. He was a harness maker and worked for Thomas McNeish. In 1880, F. G. Lohman, a teacher in the Roberts school, was elected Town Clerk.
He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1849. His parents were German Lutherans. In 1851 there was an epidemic of a choleric sort that raged in its fury. His father and mother were stricken and died leaving Franz, then a little over a year old, in the care of his grandfather, a widower. He loved his grandson and desired that he become a Lutheran minister. When he was thirteen years of age his grandfather died. He left some money for the education of his grandson. He was sent to a select school for two years and then entered the preparatory department of the North Western University at Watertown.
By the time he was seventeen years old he passed the examination for the freshmen class. The funds left for his education were exhausted. As he did not want to be a Lutheran minister he seized upon the opportunity and started teaching school in Wisconsin. He had a good German education and taught a German parochial school in Watertown and then taught in the Grammar department of a German school in Milwaukee, Wis. His health being impaired, he returned to Watertown and went to work in a steam saw mill where he had previously worked.
In 1869 his hip became diseased, the joint was dislocated and left him lame. He, thinking the climate of Wisconsin too severe, came to Ford County, Illinois. He farmed near Paxton for a few years, then concluded to try teaching again.
He applied for the Roberts school in 1875 and took up the work in the fall. He taught here for several years with marked success. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1882 and held the position for two years. He was Town Clerk in 1881, 1885, 1886, and 1887.
In 1878, Mr. Lohman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Belle McCann of Roberts. She was one of the nicest mothers I ever met. She was a fine singer and for years, with her husband, sang in the Congregational Church choir. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. Sherrill and Florence are deceased. Leona lived in Utah, Howard in Washington and Adelaide in Chicago.
F. G. Lohman died in 1897 and Mrs. Lohman in 1923.
to be continued . . .
--Roberts Herald. 1 January 1936. Bela Foster.
He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1849. His parents were German Lutherans. In 1851 there was an epidemic of a choleric sort that raged in its fury. His father and mother were stricken and died leaving Franz, then a little over a year old, in the care of his grandfather, a widower. He loved his grandson and desired that he become a Lutheran minister. When he was thirteen years of age his grandfather died. He left some money for the education of his grandson. He was sent to a select school for two years and then entered the preparatory department of the North Western University at Watertown.
By the time he was seventeen years old he passed the examination for the freshmen class. The funds left for his education were exhausted. As he did not want to be a Lutheran minister he seized upon the opportunity and started teaching school in Wisconsin. He had a good German education and taught a German parochial school in Watertown and then taught in the Grammar department of a German school in Milwaukee, Wis. His health being impaired, he returned to Watertown and went to work in a steam saw mill where he had previously worked.
In 1869 his hip became diseased, the joint was dislocated and left him lame. He, thinking the climate of Wisconsin too severe, came to Ford County, Illinois. He farmed near Paxton for a few years, then concluded to try teaching again.
He applied for the Roberts school in 1875 and took up the work in the fall. He taught here for several years with marked success. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1882 and held the position for two years. He was Town Clerk in 1881, 1885, 1886, and 1887.
In 1878, Mr. Lohman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Belle McCann of Roberts. She was one of the nicest mothers I ever met. She was a fine singer and for years, with her husband, sang in the Congregational Church choir. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. Sherrill and Florence are deceased. Leona lived in Utah, Howard in Washington and Adelaide in Chicago.
F. G. Lohman died in 1897 and Mrs. Lohman in 1923.
to be continued . . .
--Roberts Herald. 1 January 1936. Bela Foster.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Some interesting excerpts from the Lewis E. Bressie bio . . .
BUSINESS
CIVIL WAR
VALUABLE PIECES OF NEEDLEWORK
LEWIS E. BRESSIE
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago
Published 1892. Page 804
Lewis E. Bressie
LEWIS E. BRESSIE
Civil War Vet Buried in Lyman Township Cemetery
--Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States.
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 804
Lake City Publishing Company, Chicago...
Published 1892. Page 804
Looking for a cemetery.
1884 & 1990 PLATS
RED MARKINGS.
This burial referenced in the Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois:
"The first death was Mrs. Henry Dennis, who was buried on the A. M. Peck farm, Section 4."
So Mrs. Henry Dennis is the burial under the pine trees on 115 north of the Flessner home site? Correct? "The first death in Lyman Township."
BLUE MARKINGS.
I still believe there is another cemetery. Located on section 2 on what was the J. T. Forbes farm.
--Roberts Herald. 31 October 1923.
"The first cemetery in Lyman Township was on the Forbes farm. Now the Charles Dietterle farm. Quite a number of early settlers were buried there."
RED MARKINGS.
This burial referenced in the Historical Atlas of Ford County Illinois:
"The first death was Mrs. Henry Dennis, who was buried on the A. M. Peck farm, Section 4."
So Mrs. Henry Dennis is the burial under the pine trees on 115 north of the Flessner home site? Correct? "The first death in Lyman Township."
BLUE MARKINGS.
I still believe there is another cemetery. Located on section 2 on what was the J. T. Forbes farm.
--Roberts Herald. 31 October 1923.
"The first cemetery in Lyman Township was on the Forbes farm. Now the Charles Dietterle farm. Quite a number of early settlers were buried there."
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