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From: "Jerry Buckman" <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Town of Gilson in Knox County
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:36:19 -0600
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I dug out my 1870 Atlas and here is what it says about the history of
Gilson. It was laid out July 10, 1857, by Lenneus Richmond. There is a P.
Gilson from Sweden in Walnut Grove Twsp. He's the only Gilson I find.

Jerry
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Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Town of Gilson in Knox County


> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
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> Surnames: Cox, Bruner, Gilson, Rice, Badger
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> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4g.2ADE/1843
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> Does anyone know how the town of Gilson got its name? I have Gilson
relatives who lived in that area in the 1800's and am wondering if they had
anything to do with the name of the town.

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