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Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Basore-Barnhart Cemetery/Joanie
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:26:43 +0000


Two Warren's--I don't know
Buried in Riverview is Warren Rockwood, with Co. C. 104th Ill. Inf.
Warren's obit from Oct 16, 1880 reported that he was shot in Colorado.
Was a very large funeral, Masons, GAR and fire department? turned out. It was
such a large gathering that the coffin was taken out into the yard for
viewing. "A small black patch over the right eye served to conceal the place
where the deadly bullet had entered." The funeral was held at Mr. Clark's
house, and the house, grounds and for some distance along the streets were
crowed with people. Apparently, he had problems, because his obit also
states "Generous and kindly-hearted man, and though he had his failings..."

I don't know whose son he is, but according to the obituaries in the paper, the
Warren shot in Colorado is the one buried in Streator.
Joanie
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Streatorland Historical Society
306 South Vermillion Street
Streator, Illinois 61364
Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30
Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.


> Thank you very much for sending this notice that Myron Kingsbury was buried in
> Basore-Barnhart. How can I get a photocopy of this list? I am thinking that he
> never had a gravestone, because the Sons of Union Vets don't have anything
> marked on their sheet of info on him.
>
> Are there TWO Warren Rockwoods? The news of this death by shooting in Colorado
> has been printed in the book "Kingsbury Genealogy", and I always thought that
> was right. But, I read the 1880 Federal Census I found listed in Warren's
> family a "Truman Rockwood" listed as Warren's father. Then, I found Warren and
> family listed, alive and well, in the 1900 and 1910 censuses!! I got a copy of
> "this Warren's" death certificate and found that he died of chronic nephritis in
> Sheridan, IL 22 May 1920 and was buried in Millington and Newark cemetery in
> Sheridan on 25 May!!! So, who was the Warren R. who d. 2 Oct 1880 in Colorado?
>
> I believe that Warren Rockwood was not the son of Erasmus and Sara Kingsbury,
> but was the son of Truman Rockwood (as listed in the 1880 census as "father"),
> who might have been Erasmus' brother. The Rockwoods were from Remsen, NY, and
> this is where Warren's Union pension says he was born in 1836. How could there
> have been a funeral at his "sister's" house - she wasn't his sister?
>
> If anyone can shed any light on this mystery, please let me know. Can anyone
> check out that cemetery in Sheridan?
>
> Thanks,
> Cindy
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> There was a Patriotic Roster published in 1899. Myron is listed as being
> buried
> in Basore-Barnhart. I don't know if he ever had a tombstone, he is not on the
> 1947 tombstone list. This burial list from the Patriotic Roster for the
> Streator area seems to be fairly accurate.
> The only other Kingsbury in an area cemetery is Minerva, wife of G(J.) E.
> Kingsbury in Voights Cemetery. She was born 1836 and died Dec. 12. 1869.
>
> Warren, son of Erasmus Rockwood and Sarah Kingsbury, in buried in Riverview
> Cemetery. He died in Arappahoe County, Colorado on Oct. 2,1880. On the side
> of
> the shipping box, was the comment died of "desease, shot". Porter Plumb,
> living in Colorado saw the notice of Warren's death and made arrangements to
> bring the body back to Streator. The funeral was held at his sister's house,
> Mrs. Orrin Clark on Vermillion St.
> Joanie
>
>
> --
> Streatorland Historical Society
> 306 South Vermillion Street
> Streator, Illinois 61364
> Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30
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