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From: Bruce or Patti Lawson <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] for Tom Lundeen
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:31:07 -0600
References: <BE17F039.1CDB8%tom@prairie-solutions.com>


That was a very useful reply. It was not intended for me but I noted it
quickly. I have tried to locate an address which was noted on the census
circa 1900-1920 in modern day Galesburg. Physical appearnace of homes in the
block would indicate that none have been torn down. I found the house
numbers jumped in a strange manner and the # I was looking for was not to be
found.

I need to note that I think you posted back to the "mailing list" and the
question came from the "message board". It will not go back to the original
message poster. I agree that the area would have been residential. It was
just a skip and jump from where my mom grew up. Pretty much nicer homes that
are still standing.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Lundeen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Re: 734 N. Academy St., Galesburg


> on 1/22/05 11:43 AM, at wrote:
>
> > Thanks so much for your response. The link isn't working but I'll try
to find
> > one for assessors office. This address is listed as place of death of
my
> > ggrandfather who was not a resident of Knox county so I'm just curious
as to
> > why he was there.
>
> While I grew up in Galesburg, it was certainly long after 1917! That
address
> would be just north of Losey Street (no more than a block or so), and, to
> the best of my recollection, was a residential neighborhood. While it's
not
> likely that it was a hospital, it's not impossible.
>
> That's an area of large homes, and since someone found through the
> assessor's office that there is a house at 732 North Academy, it's likely
> that 734 was an upstairs apartment in that building. Houses in Galesburg
> were not numbered sequentially -- my grandparents lived at 765, and their
> next door neighbors were at 743 and 777. When they subdivided their large
> house, the upstairs apartment there became 767. There are several other
> examples of that around Galesburg.
>
> That's not a fact -- it just my (somewhat) informed guess, and worth
exactly
> what you paid for it! 8-)
>
> Tom Lundeen
>
>

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