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From: Catherine Burke <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Spoon River Association/Henderson Church (Rio)
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:37:41 -0600
References: <20031201.085243.-350779.2.bwebb9@juno.com>
In-Reply-To: <20031201.085243.-350779.2.bwebb9@juno.com>


Hi Robert,
Here is what I can find for you:

1900 IL Knox Co. Galesburg 6WD Series: T623 Page 40 Roll 313
SQUIRE H. HUMPHREY
Age: 50
Carpenter
(His mother was b. Germany)
Married to: Anna/ Age: 52
Children:
Lulu / Age: 18
Milliner
Emma/ Age: 9
At School
Grandchild:
Robert Asher/ Age: 10 / Father born: England / Mother born: IL
At School

In the 1910 census: Squire Humphrey 59, Anna E. 61 wife, Emaliza age 19
daughter. It is very hard to read but his occupation looks like it
might say reform-----something and the nature of the business is a
newspaper.

In the 1920 census: he is listed again with his wife and his occupation
is a "Carpenter Contractor"

FRANK M. EPPERSON is listed in the 1920 Knox Co. Rio Twp census with
his wife Belzora. He is 74 and she is 70. They have no others in
their household.
In 1910, there is a Frank M. Epperson, 64, listed with daughters, yes
daughters, with the names of Joe, 24 and Theo, 22. It does not list his
wife here. Maybe he was a widower and married Belzora in time for her
to appear in the 1920 with him?? There is a "Roby" or "Roly" Epperson,
age 37, listed in the household above him that may be his son. "Roby"
has children, and among them two males Theodore and Paul ages 15 and 13
respectively. Both Frank M. and "Roby" are farmers.
In 1900, Frank is 54 with wife, Lucinda age 54 and daughters Edna, 20,
Joe, 16, Theo, 13 and a laborer named Joseph Hunter. There is an
Albert Epperson age 35 living next to Frank along with his wife FRANCIS,
34, and son Raymond., 12. Albert and Francis have male children. If
you are interested in this Albert and "Francis Epperson" family I can
give you the details on them too.

Hopefully this will help you out with names of descendants. Let me know
if I can be of further assistance.
Catherine Burke



Robert L Webb wrote:

>Hi, Catherine,
> Thank you for checking on this. I did a little more checking too, and
>found Ransom J. Brooks' obituary in 1916. He was listed as clerk of
>Henderson church in 1909. So, it appears he would not have been the last
>clerk, as the church continued after his death. I don't know the names
>of all of the members in the last years of the church, but have a few of
>them. The ones I have are:
>
>Francis M. Epperson - died 1925.
>Elder S. H. Humphrey (pastor) - died 1928.
>Mahala S. Jackson - died in 1928.
>Jonathan Reed - died in 1925.
>Mary Jane Reed Jordan - died in 1930.
>
>Of these, who outlived R. J. Brooks, I would say that Frank Epperson or
>S. H. Humphrey would have been the most likely to have had the church
>records. I suppose anyone in the area could have had a photo of the
>church, although photos were a lot more common after 1930 than they were
>before that time. I've tried to figure out who to contact to find
>descendants, for either of these two men, and it seems to be a brick
>wall.
>
>Robert
>
>
>On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:20:56 -0600 Catherine Burke <>
>writes:
>
>
>>I found a "Ranson J. Brooks" in the 1900 Knox County, Knox Township,
>>
>>Knoxville City, IL census and again in the 1910 census. He is 62 in
>>
>>1900, married to "Lorvina M.", owns his own home and has a son,
>>"Daniel
>>W." age 22, living at home. I can not read Ranson's occupation well
>>as
>>someone has written over it. It appears to say, "teaming".
>>Daniel's
>>occupation was a teamster.
>>( T623 Roll 314 Page 168 Line 4 Dwelling #281 Family #298 -- 1900
>>Census)
>>
>>In the 1910 IL Knox Co, Knoxville census it shows Ranson, age 70,
>>again
>>with his wife Lorvina age 68, but no children are living with them.
>>It
>>shows his occupation as a teamster and that the general nature of
>>the
>>business is "hauling ___" (illegible).
>>( T624 Roll 298 Page 298 Line 89 Dwelling 108 Family 110 )
>>
>>In the 1900 and the 1910 Fulton County (right next to Knox),
>>Lewistown
>>Township, there is a Robert Brooks, age 40. His occupation is a
>>farmer. He has a wife and several children.
>>
>>In the 1900 Knox Co., Knoxville census there is also a R. Brooks age
>>23,
>>boarder, laborer at the brickyard. He doesn't appear here in
>>1910.
>>
>>Maybe someone has more info on Ranson J. Brooks other than what it
>>shows
>>in the census regarding his occupation.
>>
>>Good luck!
>>
>>Catherine Burke
>>
>>Researching Adkisson and spelling variants, Harper, Powell, Babbitt,
>>
>>Lomax, Edmonds, and more all from this area of IL.
>>Especially looking for information on James M. Jesse Adkisson b.
>>1831
>>and his 1st wife Elizabeth Harper b.1831 d.1868
>>buried at Cherry Grove Cemetery in Abingdon. I need her parents
>>names,
>>and also to find her in any census with her family or with James
>>Adkisson. Thanks!
>>
>>Robert L Webb wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Jan,
>>> Looking through the file of minutes of the Spoon River
>>>
>>>
>>Association
>>
>>
>>>which I have already found, I find the name of R. J. BROOKS, of
>>>Knoxville, Illinois, as being the clerk, in the year 1909.
>>>
>>>
>>Presumably he
>>
>>
>>>would have had the records of the church at that time. If anyone
>>>
>>>
>>knows
>>
>>
>>>who R. J. BROOKS might be, or whether he had any children (or
>>>grandchildren, etc.) that would be a possible lead to finding the
>>>
>>>
>>church
>>
>>
>>>records.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:36:03 -0800 "Janice Katherine Lund"
>>><> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>What wonderful news, Robert! Will be very interested to see what
>>>>
>>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>>1834
>>>>Minutes contain.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you can find the Henderson records as my ancestors attended.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, Jan Lund
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Robert L Webb" <>
>>>>To: <>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 6:29 PM
>>>>Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Spoon River Association/Henderson Church
>>>>
>>>>
>>(Rio)
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Dear forum members,
>>>>> Just a note to say that I have learned of the existence of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>minutes of the Spoon River Baptist Association, for the year
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>1834,
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>hope to obtain a copy soon. The oldest we previously had found
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>were for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>1858. I am hopeful that these minutes will add a little to our
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>knowledge
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>of the Henderson Church (first of any faith in Knox Co.), as well
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>as
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>several others. I still hope to obtain a photo of the Henderson
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>church,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>and its records, but so far have still not been successful.
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>> Elder Robert Webb
>>>>>http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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