Surnames mentioned: LINNIG, TOWNSEND, DECKER
Obituary from the Bureau County Republican dated July 17, 2004:
RICHARD LINNIG
PRINCETON - Richard J. Linnig, 85, of 416 N. Church St., Princeton, died at 12:15 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, at Colonial Living Center in Princeton.
Born May 5, 1919, in Peru to William and Matilda Linnig, he married Helen Louise Townsend-Decker Oct. 14, 1961. She died Feb. 10, 1988.
He worked at Tri-City Optical and the U.S. Postal Service for 19 years. He was a World War II
Hi, all...
A few years ago, my husband and I visited the old
Neponset Cemetery where my 3X great-grandparents and
several other family members are buried. We found it
mostly by pure dumb luck and a lot of wandering. Now,
I'm planning a day trip to Neponset/Princeton/Kewanee
with my daughter and her husband, and I'm a bit
worried about being able to find it again...
I know it's west of Neponset on a hill, but that's
about it. If anyone local could give me directions
from Neponset, it would be greatly ap
I'm searching for the family of my ancestor
Martha Reynolds who married James M. Searl (seril)
I found them listed in the 1860 Census. Although Martha Reynolds was born in Ohio, the family was living in Bureau by 1857 maybe there's a mar rec or some announcement since they married there in 1857 when James was 18 years old.
They had six children and Martha died 10 Jun 1868 and James remarried 6 weeks later to Sarah Jame Hayes.
1860 Census Selby Township, Bureau Co IL:
(Household 998)
Seril (Searl) Jas M.