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From: Nancy Hessel <>
Subject: Re: [ILEDWARD] St. John's Episcopal Church in 1906
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 22:34:51 -0500

Thank you ,I will enjoy my trip through Albion. and will stop at the Cem. and
pay my respects. Thanks again Nancy

Bob Green wrote:

> Lee Woods is buried by the flag pole and cannon in Graceland Cemetery. His
> marker is across from my gggrandfather's, Joseph Green. They flank the
> flagpole and cannon.
>
> Bob Green
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nancy Hessel <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [ILEDWARD] St. John's Episcopal Church in 1906
>
> > I am looking for the birth and death dates of Capt. Lee Woods [Civil
> War]and his wife
> > Anna Maria Soper, she died in 1926.They were members of the St. Johns
> Episcopal
> > Church and are buried in the cemetary there in Albion. Capt Woods parents
> were John
> > Woods and Elizabeth Penfold of Albion. They were married in Hartford Conn.
> on 2 Dec.
> > 1871. She was the daughter of Virgil Soper and Martha Deborah Thrall of
> New Harmony,
> > Ind.
> > In your book of cem.insc.of Edw. Co. Ill., I note it is vol 1, is there a
> vol two? if
> > so how con I abtain a copy. Also the copy of the Church records you
> refered to in the
> > last letter.Maybe you could put on the site, all the books available from
> the Edwards
> > Co.Hist. Soc. and there prices. Thanking you in advance, Nancy Hessel We
> will be
> > driving through Albion ,on our way to New Harmony, on the weekend of the
> 4th. Hope to
> > stop at the cemetary and get some pictures. Also give the grave site
> location if
> > available. Thank you.
> > Terry Harper wrote:
> >
> > > Ruby,
> > >
> > > Yes, the Anniss family were among the members of St. John's Episcopal
> Church in
> > > Albion. The church is still there, on East Cherry Street between Fourth
> and
> > > Fifth Streets. I can see the steeple of it from where I'm sitting now.
> > >
> > > A few years ago the Edwards County Historical Society published the
> Baptism and
> > > Burial records of the St. John's Episcopal Church. There are several
> members of
> > > the Annis/Butcher family mentioned in these registers. There is a
> picture of the
> > > church in both Volumes 1 and 2 of the Edwards County history books,
> published by
> > > the Historical Society.
> > >
> > > Terry Harper
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello All
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know where St. John's Episcopal church might have been
> located.
> > > > I believe it may have been in Albion, IL. My g grandmother, Jane
> (Butcher)
> > > > Anniss' funeral service was held there in 1906. I would like to know
> if she
> > > > was a member of the church and any information/picture that anyone
> might have
> > > > about it. Her obit mentions that Rev. Datson of Mt. Carmel officiated
> at the
> > > > funeral so maybe the church is in Mt. Carmel.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > >
> > > > Ruby
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

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